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PTERODACTYL

any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition

The meaning of the word pterodactyl is any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition.

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WordMeaning
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
polyglotone who is polyglot
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively