Pterosaur

2 definitions found

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

  Pterosaur \Pter"o*saur\, n. [Gr. ? wind + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)
     A pterodactyl.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pterosaur
       n : extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having
           a birdlike beak and membranous wings supported by the
           very long fourth digit of each forelimb [syn: {flying
           reptile}]