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Pteranodon

Pte-ran′o-don

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] wing + [GREEK] priv. + [GREEK], [GREEK], a tooth.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of American Cretaceous pterodactyls destitute of teeth. Several species are known, some of which had an expanse of wings of twenty feet or more.