pteroid

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) +‎ -oid.

Noun

pteroid (plural pteroids)

1. A bone, found only in pterosaurs, that connected to the wrist to support the propatagium.

Anagrams

• diopter, dioptre, peridot, proetid, proteid, protide, pterido-, reptoid