| 释义 |
archaeopteryx/ɑ:kiˈɒptəriks/n. the oldest known fossil bird, Archaeopteryx lithographica, of the late Jurassic period, which has wings and feathers like a bird, but teeth and a bony tail like a reptile 始祖鸟(已知最古老的化石鸟，侏罗纪晚期生物，翼和羽毛像鸟，牙和尾像爬行动物) [Greek arkhaios ‘ancient’ + pterux ‘wing’] |