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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.

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pteranodon

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pteranodon ‎(plural pteranodons)

  1. Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.
    • 2007 November 30, Laurel Graeber, “Spare Times: For Children”, in New York Times:
      Expect to see species including the apatosaurus, the pteranodon and the tenontosaurus moving and vocalizing at this exhibition, as well as their present-day descendants in the zoos new 13,500-square-foot reptile wing.

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