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PTERANODON
Definition of PTERANODON
noun
A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ἀνόδων (anódōn, “toothless”). By surface analysis, ptero- + an- + -odon.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,577)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PTERANODON · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PTERANODON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PTERANODON starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADENNOOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and O appear more than once.
Could you have found PTERANODON?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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