also: テラノドン
noun
pteranodon
Refers to the genus of large pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous. Used in paleontology and popular culture.
from Latin
博物館でプテラノドンの化石を見た。
I saw a Pteranodon fossil at the museum.
プテラノドンは翼竜の一種だ。
Pteranodon is a type of pterosaur.
From the scientific Latin genus name Pteranodon, derived from Greek πτερόν (pterón, 'wing') + ἀνόδων (anódōn, 'toothless').