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pterodactylane

pterodactylane noun: a small, substituted ladderane supposed to have the form of a pterodactyl.

Noun

pterodactylane (plural pterodactylanes)

  1. A small, substituted ladderane supposed to have the form of a pterodactyl
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Forms of pterodactylane

pluralpterodactylanes

Origin of pterodactylane

From pterodactyl + -ane.

Questions about pterodactylane

What does pterodactylane mean?
Pterodactylane means a small, substituted ladderane supposed to have the form of a pterodactyl.
What part of speech is pterodactylane?
Pterodactylane is a noun.
What is the plural of pterodactylane?
The plural of pterodactylane is pterodactylanes.

Words near pterodactylane in the dictionary

  1. pteroclid
  2. pteroclids
  3. pterocommatine
  4. pterocommatines
  5. pterodactyl
  6. pterodactylane
  7. pterodactylanes
  8. pterodactylic
  9. pterodactylid
  10. pterodactylids
  11. pterodactyllike

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