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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
archaeopteryx /ˌɑːkɪˈɒptərɪks/

▶noun the oldest known fossil bird, of the late Jurassic period, which had feathers and wings like a bird, but teeth and a bony tail like a dinosaur.

– origin from archaeo- + Gk pterux ‘wing’.

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