Definition of Archaeopteryx

1. Noun. Extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds.

Exact synonyms: Archaeopteryx Lithographica, Archeopteryx
Generic synonyms: Bird
Group relationships: Genus Archaeopteryx, Genus Archeopteryx

Definition of Archaeopteryx

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of archæopteryx) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Archaeopteryx

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Medical Definition of Archaeopteryx

1. A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebrae with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics. Origin: Gr. Ancient + wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Archaeopteryx

archaeologist
archaeologists
archaeology
archaeomagnetic
archaeomagnetism
archaeometallurgist
archaeometallurgists
archaeometallurgy
archaeometrist
archaeometrists
archaeometry
archaeon
archaeons
archaeophyte
archaeophytes
archaeopteryx (current term)
archaeopteryxes
archaeornis
archaeostomatous
archaeozoic
archaeozoological
archaeozoologist
archaeozoologists
archaeozoology
archaeplastid
archaeus
archaic
archaic-paralogical thinking
archaical
archaically

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