Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of fossil carnivorous quadrupeds, closely related to Hyænodon, based upon remains of Eocene age found in France.
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Examples
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I say damn the man-eating pterodon no longer pterodactyl, Scott, per the Museum of Natural History, full speed ahead!
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Off in the distance, a pterodon swooped down after a birdle.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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The birdles were known to invade pterodon territory.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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Crows had been seen to attack lower-level pterodon nests, destroying eggs in a battle for territory.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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On the other hand, to paraphrase the old joke, if the pterodon had to walk and herd a group of recalcitrant chamels, it would take twelve times as long.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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He nodded again and looked away from the pterodon to stare down across the dry rock areas to where the river lay beyond grendel range.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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Except for the distant mournful skaw of a pterodon, it was just too damned quiet.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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A lone pterodon circled overhead, skawing mournfully to the misted cairn of Mucking Great Mountain.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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Next morning we saw a pterodon dive into the topknot and come out.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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A pterodon flew past, close enough that a well-thrown rock would have clipped a wing.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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