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pteranodon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /təˈɹænədɒn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ptəˈɹænədɒn/
  • General-American: /təˈɹænədɑn/

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ἀνόδων (anódōn, “toothless”). By surface analysis, ptero- + an- + -odon.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pteranòdon — a member of the Pteranodon genus
  • Cherokee: ᏗᏳᏆᎪᏯᏗ (diyuquagoyadi) — a member of the Pteranodon genus
  • German: Pteranodon — a member of the Pteranodon genus
  • Japanese: プテラノドン (puteranodon) — a member of the Pteranodon genus
  • Russian: птеранодо́н (pteranodón) — a member of the Pteranodon genus