Pterodactyl

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pterodactyl \Pter`o*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? a wing + ? finger, toe:
     cf. F. pt['e]rodactyle.] (Paleon.)
     An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See
     Illustration in Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pterodactyl
       n : extinct flying reptile