pteranodon
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See also: Pteranodon
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təˈɹænədɒn/, /ptəˈɹænədɒn/[1]
- (General American) IPA(key): /təˈɹænədɑn/
- Hyphenation: pte‧ran‧o‧don
Noun[edit]

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]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French ptéranodon.
Noun[edit]
pteranodon m (plural pteranodoni)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pteranodon
singular | plural | |||
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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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