pterosaur
noun
ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯr 
: any of an order (Pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the Late Triassic throughout the Jurassic and most of the Cretaceous and having a featherless wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly elongated fourth digit
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We’re stuck with it, though, so might as well go with the pterosaur flow.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Its hooves are an example of a phenomenon called convergent evolution in which disparate organisms independently evolve similar features — like the wings of birds, bats and the extinct flying reptiles called pterosaurs — while adapting to similar environments or ecological niches.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
The bone was enough to identify the pterosaur as belonging to the Azhdarchidae group, the same group as Quetzalcoatlus.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
There are also many examples of specimens ranging from young to adult pterosaurs, as expected of a local population, Smyth said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Its hooves are an example of a phenomenon called convergent evolution in which disparate organisms independently evolve similar features — like the wings of birds, bats and the extinct flying reptiles called pterosaurs — while adapting to similar environments or ecological niches.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
The bone was enough to identify the pterosaur as belonging to the Azhdarchidae group, the same group as Quetzalcoatlus.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
There are also many examples of specimens ranging from young to adult pterosaurs, as expected of a local population, Smyth said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Pterosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pterosaur. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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pterosaur
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ptero·saur
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