Archaeopteryx
Pronunciation : Ar`ch?*op"te*ryx
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition : Defn: A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebr? with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913