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scaphognathid

scaphognathid noun: any pterosaur in the family Scaphognathidae, now considered to be the rhamphorhynchid subfamily Scaphognathinae.

Noun

scaphognathid (plural scaphognathids)

  1. Any pterosaur in the family Scaphognathidae, now considered to be the rhamphorhynchid subfamily Scaphognathinae.

Forms of scaphognathid

pluralscaphognathids

Questions about scaphognathid

What does scaphognathid mean?
Scaphognathid means any pterosaur in the family Scaphognathidae, now considered to be the rhamphorhynchid subfamily Scaphognathinae.
What part of speech is scaphognathid?
Scaphognathid is a noun.
What is the plural of scaphognathid?
The plural of scaphognathid is scaphognathids.

Words near scaphognathid in the dictionary

  1. scaphocephalism
  2. scaphocephalous
  3. scaphocephaly
  4. scaphocerite
  5. scaphocerites
  6. scaphognathid
  7. scaphognathids
  8. scaphognathite
  9. scaphognathites
  10. scaphoid
  11. scaphoid abdomen

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