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pterodactyloid

pterodactyloid noun: any pterosaur of the suborder Pterodactyloidea.

Noun

pterodactyloid (plural pterodactyloids)

  1. Any pterosaur of the suborder Pterodactyloidea

Forms of pterodactyloid

pluralpterodactyloids

Origin of pterodactyloid

From pterodactyl + -oid.

Questions about pterodactyloid

What does pterodactyloid mean?
Pterodactyloid means any pterosaur of the suborder Pterodactyloidea.
What part of speech is pterodactyloid?
Pterodactyloid is a noun.
What is the plural of pterodactyloid?
The plural of pterodactyloid is pterodactyloids.

Words near pterodactyloid in the dictionary

  1. pterodactylanes
  2. pterodactylic
  3. pterodactylid
  4. pterodactylids
  5. pterodactyllike
  6. pterodactyloid
  7. pterodactyloids
  8. pterodactyls
  9. pteroenone
  10. pterographic
  11. pterographical

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