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Pterodactyl

Noun CEFR C1
ˌtɛɹəˈdæktl̩

Definitions

  1. A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.
  2. Any pterosaur.

Equivalents

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Examples

“He described also the iguanodon and the pterodactyl - two of the first of the wonders which they had encountered.”
“Had a pterodactyl swooped down from those old-time crags, it would hardly have⟳ been out of place⟳.”
“Now let⟳ me tell⟳ you, Brisbane mossies in the sixties were as big as pterodactyls.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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