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pterosaur
This term refers specifically to a clade of flying reptiles, and it is frequently misused by laypeople to describe dinosaurs. While they lived during the same era, pterosaurs are biologically distinct from dinosaurs, belonging to a separate lineage of archosaurs.
In scientific and paleontological discourse, the word carries a neutral, descriptive tone. In popular culture, it often evokes images of prehistoric dominance and specialized aerial adaptation.
Meanings
Examples
The museum has a massive skeleton of a pterosaur on display.
A pterosaur is not actually a dinosaur but a flying reptile.
The fossil record shows that the pterosaur evolved during the Late Triassic.
Imagine a pterosaur soaring over the prehistoric coastline.
Did you know that the largest pterosaur was as tall as a giraffe?
The skin membrane of the pterosaur allowed it to glide efficiently.