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pteroid

The English word “pteroid” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A bone, found only in pterosaurs, that connected to the wrist to support the propatagium.

adjective

  1. Resembling a wing or a feather.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -oid; by surface analysis, pter(o)- + -oid.

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