Definition of archeopteryx Archeopteryx

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What does archeopteryx mean?

Noun
archeopteryx - extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
		archaeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica
		bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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archeopteryx (Noun)
A specimen of the species , being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.