ptérodactyle

French

Etymology

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

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

ptérodactyle m (plural ptérodactyles)

  1. pterodactyl (extinct flying reptile)

Descendants

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

References

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