Example Sentences

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As Arlo and Spot make their way through the wilderness, they encounter wacked-out Pterodactyls, longhorn-herding T. Rexes, and rustling raptors.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2015

Basically, when Pterodactylus was first discovered, it became shorthand to describe all animals of that type as Pterodactyls, which is akin to calling all cats “tigers.”

From Scientific American • Sep. 19, 2012

Pterodactyls had wings formed by a thin skin and muscle membrane stretching from one of their elongated fingers to their hind limbs.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

The four solutions are those offered by insects, extinct Pterodactyls, birds, and bats.

From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur

For a creature that had in its time associated with Megatheriums and Pterodactyls, its quickness was really wonderful.

From The Story of the Amulet by Nesbit, E. (Edith)