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Definition of Family Pterodactylidae
1. Noun. A reptile family in the order Pterosauria.
Exact synonyms: Pterodactylidae
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Order Pterosauria, Pterosauria
Member holonyms: Genus Pterodactylus, Pterodactylus
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Order Pterosauria, Pterosauria
Member holonyms: Genus Pterodactylus, Pterodactylus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Pterodactylidae
Literary usage of Family Pterodactylidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fieldiana: Geology by Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Natural History Museum (1907)
"Tail short; wing metacarpal, at least as long as the bones of the antebrachium;
fifth digit of pes vestigial, without phalanges. family Pterodactylidae. ..."
2. Publication by Field Columbian Museum, Field Museum of Natural History (1907)
"Tail short; wing metacarpal, at least as long as the bones of the antebrachium;
fifth digit of pes vestigial, without phalanges. family Pterodactylidae. ..."