Archaeopteryx

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) with πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”). === Proper noun === †Archaeopteryx f A taxonomic genus within the family Archaeopterygidae – known from fossils and widely accepted as the earliest and most primitive known bird. Synonym: Archaeornis ==== Related terms ==== Archaeopteris ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: → archaeopteryx, archeopteryx Greek: → αρχαιοπτέρυξ (archaioptéryx), → αρχαιοπτέρυγα (archaioptéryga) (calque) === Further reading === Archaeopteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Archaeopteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Archaeopteryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “Archaeopteryx”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026