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ARCHÃ¦OPTERYX

\ˈɑːt͡ʃ ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə ˈɒptəɹˌɪks], \ˈɑːt‍ʃ ˌe‍ɪtˈɪldə ˈɒptəɹˌɪks], \ˈɑː_tʃ ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ ˈɒ_p_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_k_s]\

Definitions of ARCHÃ¦OPTERYX

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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[=a]r-k[=e]-op't[.e]r-iks, n. the oldest known fossil bird, found in the Jurassic limestone of Bavaria, having a long bony tail of twenty vertebrÃ¦. [Gr. archaios, ancient, pteryx, wing.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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