Associations to the word «Archaeopteryx»

Pictures for the word «Archaeopteryx»

Wiktionary

ARCHAEOPTERYX, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Archaeopterygidae   — known from fossils and widely accepted as the earliest and most primitive known bird.
ARCHAEOPTERYX, noun. Alternative spelling of archæopteryx

Dictionary definition

ARCHAEOPTERYX, noun. Extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats