English Explanatory Dictionary

scansoriopterygid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the family †Scansoriopterygidae of maniraptoran dinosaurs.

Word forms

scansoriopterygid scansoriopterygids

Etymology

From Latin scānsōrius (“climbing”, from scānsus + -sōrius) + Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “wing-like”, from πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx) + -ειδής (-eidḗs)).

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