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pterosaur
"A fossil flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with membranous wings supported by a greatly lengthened fourth finger", Mid 19th century: from
modern Latin
Pterosauria
(plural), from Greek
pteron
'wing' +
sauros
'lizard'.