pterosaur

Questions about pterosaur

What does pterosaur mean?

pterosaur means "an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb".

How many syllables are in pterosaur?

pterosaur has 3 syllables and divides as pte-ro-saur under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pterosaur?

Close synonyms include flying reptile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pterosaur a common word?

pterosaur is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.