English Explanatory Dictionary

azhdarchid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the late Cretaceous including some of the largest known flying animals of all time.

Word forms

azhdarchid azhdarchids

Etymology

From scientific Latin Azhdarchidae (family name), ultimately from Persian اژدر (“mythological serpent”).

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