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ptero-
- a combining form meaning “wing,” “feather,” used in the formation of compound words:
pterodactyl.
ptero-
combining_form
- wing, feather, or a part resembling a wing
pterodactyl
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ptero-1
< New Latin, combining form representing Greek ٱó
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ptero-1
from Greek pteron wing, feather
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Magdalys scrambled up toward Stella, grabbing the ptero’s neck just as the ground fell away beneath them, and with a tremendous flap of those forty-foot wings they lifted off.
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“I mean, technically it’s a ptero not a dino,” Magdalys said with a wink.
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Maybe the huge ptero would listen.
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He stopped screaming long enough to see her, then veered his ptero toward the rooftop where she stood waving.
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Together, they heaved the dust and blood-covered ptero off to the side and then hoisted Mapper up and brought him to where their dactyl waited anxiously.
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