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scansoriopterygid

scansoriopterygid noun: any of the family †Scansoriopterygidae of maniraptoran dinosaurs.

Noun

scansoriopterygid (plural scansoriopterygids)

  1. Any of the family †Scansoriopterygidae of maniraptoran dinosaurs.

Forms of scansoriopterygid

pluralscansoriopterygids

Origin of scansoriopterygid

From Latin scānsōrius (“climbing”, from scānsus + -sōrius) + Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “wing-like”, from πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx) + -ειδής (-eidḗs)).

Questions about scansoriopterygid

What does scansoriopterygid mean?
Scansoriopterygid means any of the family †Scansoriopterygidae of maniraptoran dinosaurs.
What part of speech is scansoriopterygid?
Scansoriopterygid is a noun.
What is the plural of scansoriopterygid?
The plural of scansoriopterygid is scansoriopterygids.

Words near scansoriopterygid in the dictionary

  1. scansoriality
  2. scansorially
  3. scansorii
  4. scansoriopterigid
  5. scansoriopterigids
  6. scansoriopterygid
  7. scansoriopterygids
  8. scansorious
  9. scansorius
  10. scant
  11. scante

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