quetzalcoatlus love

Definitions

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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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Examples

  • 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

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  • Hm! I didn't know this was an actual animal. Nifty!

    May 13, 2008

  • Yes, and it apparently had a huuuuuuge head. :-)

    May 13, 2008