Found 2 items, similar to Pterosauria.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Pterosauria Pterosauria n : extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs [syn: order Pterosauria]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pterosauria Ornithosauria \Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho-, and Sauria.] (Paleon.) An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also {Pterosauria}. [1913 Webster] Pterosauria \Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; -- called also {Pterodactyli}, and {Ornithosauria'>Pterodactyli'>{Pterodactyli}, and {Ornithosauria . [1913 Webster] Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported by the greatly enlarged outer or “ little” fingers of the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl. [1913 Webster]