Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx (from
Ancient Greek archaios meaning 'ancient' and pteryx meaning 'feather' or 'wing'; pronounced "ar-kee-OP-ter-iks" ) is the earliest and most primitive
bird known. It lived in the late
Jurassic Period around 155–150 million years ago in what is now southern
Germany. In
German, Archaeopteryx is also known as the
Urvogel, a word meaning "original bird" or "first bird". Although the name originated in Germany, it is also used in
English-speaking countries.
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archaeopteryx
Noun
1. extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
(synonym) archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica
(hypernym) bird
(member-holonym) genus Archaeopteryx, genus Archeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
(n.)
A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebrae with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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