pterodactyl
noun
any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
pterodactyloid
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a word derived from
pterodactyl.
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Evidence for modular evolution in a long-tailed pterosaur with a pterodactyloid skull. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277, 383-389.
From Scientific American ā Dec. 27, 2013
