ptérodactyle
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Etymology
[edit]Coined by French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist Georges Cuvier in 1809 in the misspelt form petro-dactyle from the Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”). Also ptéro- + -dactyle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ptérodactyle m (plural ptérodactyles)
- pterodactyl (extinct flying reptile)
Descendants
[edit]- → Catalan: pterodàctil
- → English: pterodactyl
- → Polish: pterodaktyl
- → Portuguese: pterodáctilo
- → Spanish: pterodáctilo
References
[edit]- ^ “ptérodactyle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- French terms coined by Georges Cuvier
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