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- noun A large toothless
pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
Etymologies
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From the genus name Quetzalcoatlus, based on Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl.
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Written and narrated by David Attenborough, this new giant-screen 3-D film explores the world of pterosaurs: flying reptiles like the quetzalcoatlus, which was the size of a jumbo jetliner, and the tapejara, which had a sailboat-shaped head.
NYT > Home Page By LAUREL GRAEBER 2011
chained_bear commented on the word quetzalcoatlus
Hm! I didn't know this was an actual animal. Nifty!
May 13, 2008
reesetee commented on the word quetzalcoatlus
Yes, and it apparently had a huuuuuuge head. :-)
May 13, 2008