ptérodactyle

French edit

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ptérodactyle

Etymology edit

Coined by French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist Georges Cuvier in 1809 in the misspelt form petro-dactyle from the Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”). Also ptéro- +‎ -dactyle.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pte.ʁɔ.dak.til/, /pte.ʁo.dak.til/^[1]
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Noun edit

ptérodactyle m (plural ptérodactyles)

pterodactyl (extinct flying reptile)

Descendants edit

→ Catalan: pterodàctil
→ English: pterodactyl
→ Polish: pterodaktyl
→ Portuguese: pterodáctilo
→ Spanish: pterodáctilo

References edit

^ “ptérodactyle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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