Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pterosaur

/ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: pterosaur
IPA: /ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.

Example Sentences

"Batsquatch, pterosaurs and the River Man. She had three weeks in Washington State tracking down the local legends. There was nothing ordinary about her job as the biologist on the television show Cryptid or Hoax?"

Etymology

From ptero- + -saur, literally “wing lizard”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) and σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *peth₂-, πτερόν

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/

Inflected Forms

pterosaurs (plural) pterosaurus (alternative)

Derived Forms

eopterosaur pterosaurlike

Synonyms

flying reptile

Questions

How do you pronounce pterosaur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/.
What does pterosaur mean?: Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.
Where does pterosaur come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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