pterosaur means any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
pterosaur is pronounced /ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/.
Etymology
From ptero- + -saur, literally “wing lizard”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) and σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).
noun
- Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.“Batsquatch, pterosaurs and the River Man. She had three weeks in Washington State tracking down the local legends. There was nothing ordinary about her job as the biologist on the television show Cryptid or Hoax?”