pteranodon(n.)
始于白垩纪的已灭绝的飞行爬行动物, 1876年(马什),其名为 pterodactyl,源自希腊语词根 anodous "无牙齿的",由 an- "没有,没有"(见 an-(1))加上「牙齿」的分词 odon(属格词形式为 odontos ),来自 PIE 词根 *dent- "牙齿"。
They are remarkable for their large size, some having a spread of wings not less than twenty-five feet. They differ widely from the Pterodactyls of the old world, especially in the absence of teeth, and hence have been placed by the writer in a new order, Pteranodontia, from the typical genus Pteranodon. [O.C. Marsh, "Principal Characters of American Pterodactyls," 1876]
它们的巨大身躯和不亚于25英尺的翅膀展开大小让人惊异。它们在很多方面与旧世界的翼龙截然不同,特别是 absence of teeth,因此,作者将它们归为新的目 Pteranodontia,以典型的类 Pteranodon 来区别。
该词起源时间:1876年