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quetzalcoatlus

/kɛtsəlkoʊˈætləs/

quetzalcoatlus noun: a large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.

quetzalcoatlus: a large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus
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Noun

quetzalcoatlus (plural quetzalcoatluses)

  1. A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.

Forms of quetzalcoatlus

pluralquetzalcoatluses

Origin of quetzalcoatlus

From the genus name Quetzalcoatlus, based on Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl.

Questions about quetzalcoatlus

What does quetzalcoatlus mean?
Quetzalcoatlus means a large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
What part of speech is quetzalcoatlus?
Quetzalcoatlus is a noun.
How do you pronounce quetzalcoatlus?
Quetzalcoatlus is pronounced /kɛtsəlkoʊˈætləs/.
What is the plural of quetzalcoatlus?
The plural of quetzalcoatlus is quetzalcoatluses.

Words near quetzalcoatlus in the dictionary

  1. quettasecond
  2. quettaseconds
  3. quetzal
  4. Quetzalcoatl
  5. quetzalcoatlite
  6. quetzalcoatlus
  7. quetzalcoatluses
  8. quetzales
  9. quetzals
  10. Quetzaltenango
  11. queuable

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