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Translingual
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl + -us.
Proper noun
†Quetzalcoatlus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family †Azhdarchidae – a pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, the largest found yet.
Hyponyms
(genus): Quetzalcoatlus northropi - type species; Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni - other species
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