Word: Archaeopteryx
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from archaeo-‘ancient’ + Greek pterux ‘wing’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɑːkɪˈɒpt(ə)rɪks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period. It had feathers, wings, and hollow bones like a bird, but teeth, a bony tail, and legs like a small coelurosaur dinosaur.
Short Definition:oldest known fossil bird, of late Jurassic period
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