Archaeopteryx

Definition of Archaeopteryx

Ar`chae`op´te`ryx
n.1.(Paleon.) A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebræ with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.

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Archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx, bird, genus Archaeopteryx, genus Archeopteryx
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