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Definition archaeopteryx in American English

archaeopteryx noun

[countable] noun
/ˌɑrkiˈɑptərɪks/
1

the first bird known to have existed, which lived during the Jurassic period, about 150 to 200 million years ago

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Definition archaeopteryx in American English