pter.o.saur

pterosaur的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈterəˌsɔ:r]
KK音标发音： [ˈtɛrəˌsɔr]

pterosaur的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Any of various extinct flying reptiles of the order Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, characterized by wings consisting of a flap of skin supported by the very long fourth digit on each forelimb.
翼龙：任一种已灭绝的翼龙目能飞行的爬行动物，包括翼手龙，它们生活在侏罗纪和白垩纪之间的那段时期，翅膀由一块由每个前肢中非常长的脚趾支撑的皮构成

pterosaur的词源：

2. From New Latin Pterosauria [order name]
源自 现代拉丁语 Pterosauria [目名]

3. Greek pteron [feather, wing] * see -pter
希腊语 pteron [羽毛，翅膀] *参见 -pter

4. Greek sauros [lizard]
希腊语 sauros [蜥蜴]