ARCHAEOPTERYX - Definition

Pronunciation:		`ârkee'âpturiks
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] extinct primitive toothed bird of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds

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	Synonyms:	Archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx

	See Also:	bird, genus Archaeopteryx, genus Archeopteryx

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Archaeopteryx Describes the physical characteristics of the Archaeopteryx, who its enemies were, and the environment they lived in. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ar`ch[ae]op"teryx\, n. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient + pte`ryx wing.] (Paleon.) A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebr[ae] with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.