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1. (n.) archaeopteryx
a reptilelike feathered fossil bird of the genus Archaeopteryx, from the late Jurassic Period, having teeth and a long tail.
Etymology: (1855–60; < NL < Gk archaio-archaeo - +ptéryx wing)
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1. (noun) archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica
extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
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1. (noun) archaeopteryx
a fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebrae with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics
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