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PTERODACTYLIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pterodactylidae mean? 

PTERODACTYLIDAE (noun)
  The noun PTERODACTYLIDAE has 1 sense:

1. a reptile family in the order Pterosauriaplay

  Familiarity information: PTERODACTYLIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PTERODACTYLIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A reptile family in the order Pterosauria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Pterodactylidae; Pterodactylidae

Hypernyms ("Pterodactylidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Pterodactylidae"):

genus Pterodactylus; Pterodactylus (a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae)

Holonyms ("Pterodactylidae" is a member of...):

order Pterosauria; Pterosauria (extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs)


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