Rhamphorhynchus

noun
Rham·​pho·​rhyn·​chus

Definition of Rhamphorhynchus

: a genus (the type of the family Rhamphorhynchidae) of pterosaurs having an elongated tail supporting a leathery expansion at the tip and slender forwardly directed teeth

History and Etymology for Rhamphorhynchus

New Latin, from rhamph- + -rhynchus

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