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Rhamphorhynchus
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Rhamˊpho-rhyn′chus
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ῥάμφοσ
a beak + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] snout.] (Paleon.)
A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a leathery expansion at the tip.
Definition 2024
Rhamphorhynchus
Rhamphorhynchus
Translingual
Proper noun
Rhamphorhynchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamphorhynchidae – a genus of long-tailed pterosaurs of the Jurassic period.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – a genus of orchids, now in Aspidogyne.
- Pterosaur
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