Definition of archaeopteryx in English:

archaeopteryx

noun ˌɑːkɪˈɒptərɪksˌɑrkiˈɑptərɪks

The oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period. It had feathers, wings, and hollow bones like a bird, but teeth, a bony tail, and legs like a small coelurosaur dinosaur.
始祖鸟
Archaeopteryx lithographica, subclass Archaeornithes
Example sentencesExamples
- The findings could finally end a debate that has raged ever since the first archaeopteryx fossil was discovered in a German limestone quarry two years after Charles Darwin published his On the Origin of Species in 1859.
- One would expect birds older than archaeopteryx to be much more reptile-like, but they are much like modern birds.
- The first bird, archaeopteryx, is thought to have evolved about 147m years ago.
- An archaeopteryx, feathers and all, spreads its wings as you open one page; a lumbering ankylosaur rises from the folds of another, its spiny tail raised threateningly.
- One of them in Britain might be archaeopteryx, the bird-like creature with teeth and other reptilian features.

Origin

From archaeo- 'ancient' + Greek pterux 'wing'.

Definition of archaeopteryx in US English:

archaeopteryx

nounˌärkēˈäptəriksˌɑrkiˈɑptərɪks

The oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period. It had feathers, wings, and hollow bones like a bird, but teeth, a bony tail, and legs like a small coelurosaur dinosaur.
始祖鸟
Archaeopteryx lithographica, subclass Archaeornithes
Example sentencesExamples
- An archaeopteryx, feathers and all, spreads its wings as you open one page; a lumbering ankylosaur rises from the folds of another, its spiny tail raised threateningly.
- The first bird, archaeopteryx, is thought to have evolved about 147m years ago.
- The findings could finally end a debate that has raged ever since the first archaeopteryx fossil was discovered in a German limestone quarry two years after Charles Darwin published his On the Origin of Species in 1859.
- One of them in Britain might be archaeopteryx, the bird-like creature with teeth and other reptilian features.
- One would expect birds older than archaeopteryx to be much more reptile-like, but they are much like modern birds.

Origin

From archaeo- ‘ancient’ + Greek pterux ‘wing’.

单词	archaeopteryx
释义	Definition of archaeopteryx in English: archaeopteryx noun ˌɑːkɪˈɒptərɪksˌɑrkiˈɑptərɪks The oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period. It had feathers, wings, and hollow bones like a bird, but teeth, a bony tail, and legs like a small coelurosaur dinosaur. 始祖鸟 Archaeopteryx lithographica, subclass Archaeornithes Example sentencesExamples The findings could finally end a debate that has raged ever since the first archaeopteryx fossil was discovered in a German limestone quarry two years after Charles Darwin published his On the Origin of Species in 1859. One would expect birds older than archaeopteryx to be much more reptile-like, but they are much like modern birds. The first bird, archaeopteryx, is thought to have evolved about 147m years ago. An archaeopteryx, feathers and all, spreads its wings as you open one page; a lumbering ankylosaur rises from the folds of another, its spiny tail raised threateningly. One of them in Britain might be archaeopteryx, the bird-like creature with teeth and other reptilian features. Origin From archaeo- 'ancient' + Greek pterux 'wing'. Definition of archaeopteryx in US English: archaeopteryx nounˌärkēˈäptəriksˌɑrkiˈɑptərɪks The oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period. It had feathers, wings, and hollow bones like a bird, but teeth, a bony tail, and legs like a small coelurosaur dinosaur. 始祖鸟 Archaeopteryx lithographica, subclass Archaeornithes Example sentencesExamples An archaeopteryx, feathers and all, spreads its wings as you open one page; a lumbering ankylosaur rises from the folds of another, its spiny tail raised threateningly. The first bird, archaeopteryx, is thought to have evolved about 147m years ago. The findings could finally end a debate that has raged ever since the first archaeopteryx fossil was discovered in a German limestone quarry two years after Charles Darwin published his On the Origin of Species in 1859. One of them in Britain might be archaeopteryx, the bird-like creature with teeth and other reptilian features. One would expect birds older than archaeopteryx to be much more reptile-like, but they are much like modern birds. Origin From archaeo- ‘ancient’ + Greek pterux ‘wing’.
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