"archaeopteryx" prevod sa engleskog na srpski

Množina: archaeopteryxes

ETYM Greek archaios ancient + pteryx wing.
Extinct primitive bird, known from fossilized remains, about 160 million years old, found in limestone deposits in Bavaria, Germany. It is popularly known as “the first bird”, although some earlier bird ancestors are now known. It was about the size of a crow and had feathers and wings, but in many respects its skeleton is reptilian (teeth and a long, bony tail) and very like some small meat-eating dinosaurs of the time.
Extinct primitive toothed bird of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds; SYN. archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica.