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    FLYING REPTILE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimbplay

    Synonyms:

    flying reptile; pterosaur

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("flying reptile" is a kind of...):

    archosaur; archosaurian; archosaurian reptile (extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flying reptile"):

    pterodactyl (extinct flying reptile)

    Holonyms ("flying reptile" is a member of...):

    order Pterosauria; Pterosauria (extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs)

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