Pterodactyli

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

  Pterodactyli \Pter`o*dac"ty*li\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
     Same as {Pterosauria}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Pterosauria \Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
     An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the
     pterodactyls; -- called also {{Pterodactyli}}, and
     {{Ornithosauria}}.
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     Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a
           leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported
           by the greatly enlarged outer or " little" fingers of
           the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no
           teeth. See {Pteranodontia}, and {Pterodactyl}.
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