pter·an·o·don (t -r n -d n )n. Any of several large pterosaurs of the genus Pteranodon of the Cretaceous Period, having a long pointed head, a scooplike beak, no teeth, and a wingspan upwards of 6 meters (20 feet). [New Latin Pteranod  n, genus name : Greek pteron, wing; see -pter + Greek a-, an-, without; see a-1 + Greek -odn, -odon.] |
| pteranodon (t-rn-dn) Any of several very large, extinct flying reptiles (pterosaurs) of the genus Pteranodon of the Cretaceous Period. Pteranodon had a long pointed crest on its head, no teeth, a very short tail, and a wingspan upwards of 9 m (30 ft). |
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