pterodattilo
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pterodattilo m sing (pl.: pterodattili)
- (paleontologia) rettile volante predatore estinto degli Pterosauri, comparso durante il Mesozoico, col cranio allungato nella parte anteriore e con arti anteriori molto sviluppati e trasformati in organi di volo
- pte | ro | dàt | ti | lo
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Deriva dal greco antico "πτερόν" (ala) e "δάκτυλος" (dito).
- inglese: pterodactyl
- Aldo Gabrielli, Grande dizionario italiano edizione online su grandidizionari.it, Hoepli