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Nov 30, 2009
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pter•o•saur



Pronunciation: (ter'u-sôr"), [key]
n.
any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the outside digit of the forelimb greatly elongated and supporting a wing membrane.

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pteropodium-pterous
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