pterosaur
nounHow many syllables in pterosaur?
There are 3 syllables in the word pterosaur.How to pronounce pterosaur:
Definition of pterosaur:
- pterosaur (noun):
- noun. an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb.
- any of an order (pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the late triassic throughout the jurassic and most of the cretaceous and having a featherless wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly elongated fourth digit
Synonyms for pterosaur:
archosaur
archosaurian
archosaurian reptile
flying reptile
order pterosauria
pterodactyl
pterosauria
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