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

Examples of pterosaur in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nagatitan lived alongside various other dinosaurs as well as flying reptiles called pterosaurs. —Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026

Flying reptiles called pterosaurs would've also eaten fish from the river. —Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 May 2026

Nagatitan would have lived with smaller plant-eating dinosaurs, including iguanodontians, some cousins of the Triceratops called ceratopsians, as well as large carnivores, and flying pterosaurs. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 May 2026

Towering over walkways and soaring overhead, a life-size cast of prehistoric giants will take over the grounds — from a pterosaur perched for flight to a sprawling brontosaurus and a fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex. —Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Pterosauria, from Greek pteron wing + sauros lizard

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pterosaur

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore
• heretofore

Kids Definition

pterosaur

noun

ptero·​saur ˈter-ə-ˌsȯ(ə)r 

: pterodactyl