pteranodon
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ἀνόδων (anódōn, “toothless”). By surface analysis, ptero- + an- + -odon.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təˈɹænədɒn/, /ptəˈɹænədɒn/[1]
- (General American) IPA(key): /təˈɹænədɑn/
- Hyphenation: pte‧ran‧o‧don
Noun
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Pteranodon_amnh_martyniuk.jpg/220px-Pteranodon_amnh_martyniuk.jpg)
pteranodon (plural pteranodons)
- A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.
- 2007 November 30, Laurel Graeber, “Spare Times: For Children”, in New York Times[1]:
- Expect to see species including the apatosaurus, the pteranodon and the tenontosaurus moving and vocalizing at this exhibition, as well as their present-day descendants in the zoos new 13,500-square-foot reptile wing.
Translations
[edit]a member of the Pteranodon genus
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References
[edit]- ^ The Chambers Dictionary, 9th Ed., 2003
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ἀνόδων (anódōn, “toothless”), from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), Ionic form of ὀδούς (odoús).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pteˈra.no.doːn/, [pt̪ɛˈränɔd̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pteˈra.no.don/, [pt̪eˈräːnod̪on]
Noun
[edit]pteranodōn m (genitive pteranodontis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | pteranodōn | pteranodontēs |
Genitive | pteranodontis | pteranodontum |
Dative | pteranodontī | pteranodontibus |
Accusative | pteranodontem | pteranodontēs |
Ablative | pteranodonte | pteranodontibus |
Vocative | pteranodōn | pteranodontēs |
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French ptéranodon.
Noun
[edit]pteranodon m (plural pteranodoni)
Declension
[edit]Declension of pteranodon
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) pteranodon | pteranodonul | (niște) pteranodoni | pteranodonii |
genitive/dative | (unui) pteranodon | pteranodonului | (unor) pteranodoni | pteranodonilor |
vocative | pteranodonule | pteranodonilor |
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