archaeopteryx
/ˌɑːkɪˈɒptərɪks/noun
1- 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。
1.1
- Archaeopteryx lithographica, subclass Archaeornithes.拉丁名Archaeopteryx lithographica,晰尾亚纲。
词源
from archaeo- 'ancient' + Greek pterux 'wing'.