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archaeopteryx
| archaeopteryx lithographica
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| archaeornithes
| archaeozoic
| archaeozoic aeon
archaeopteryx
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun archaeopteryx has 1 sense
- archaeopteryx(n = noun.animal) archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx - extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds; Array is a kind of bird
is a member of genus archaeopteryx, genus archeopteryx
OXFORD DICTIONARY
archaeopteryx, n. the oldest known fossil bird, Archaeopteryx lithographica, with teeth, feathers, and a reptilian tail.
Etymology
Gk arkhaios ancient + pterux wing
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