See Also: Pterodactyl(medicine)
pterodactyl(dictionary)
pterodactyl(encyclopedia)
pterodactyl(dictionary)

NME, The (oh) and pterodactyl (iou)


NME, The (oh)



The New Musical Express a British weekly newspaper about rock and pop Music

pterodactyl (iou)



pterodactyl noun. Also (earlier) pterodactyle. E19.
[mod. Latin Pterodactylus (see below), from Greek pteron wing + daktulos finger.]
Palaeontology. An extinct winged reptile, a pterosaur; spec. one of the genus Pterodactylus.
pterodactyloid adjective & noun (a) adjective having the form or character of a pterodactyl; spec. belonging to the extinct suborder Pterodactyloidea of long-necked, short-tailed pterosaurs; (b) noun a pterodactyloid pterosaur: L19.