Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PTERODACTYL
Pter `o *dac "tyl, n. Etym: [Gr. ptérodactyle.] (Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See Illustration in Appendix.
PTERODACTYLI
Pter `o *dac "ty *li, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Paleon.)
Defn: Same as Pterosauria.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pterodactyl
pter o dac tyl |ˌterəˈdaktəl terəˈdæktɪl | ▶noun a pterosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long slender head and neck and a very short tail. [Family Pterodactylidae, order Pterosauria: several genera, including Pterodactylus. ] • (in general use ) any pterosaur. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin Pterodactylus (genus name ), from Greek pteron ‘wing ’ + daktulos ‘finger. ’
Oxford Dictionary
pterodactyl
pterodactyl |ˌtɛrəˈdaktɪl | ▶noun a pterosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long slender head and neck and a very short tail. ●Family Pterodactylidae, order Pterosauria: several genera, including Pterodactylus. • (in general use ) any pterosaur. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin Pterodactylus (genus name ), from Greek pteron ‘wing ’ + daktulos ‘finger ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
pterodactyl
pter o dac tyl /tèrədǽktɪl /名詞 C 〘古生物 〙翼手竜, テロダクティル .
The Wordsmith Dictionary