"flapling" meaning in All languages combined

See flapling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flaplings [plural]
Etymology: From flap + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flap|ling}} flap + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} flapling (plural flaplings)
  1. (paleontology, informal) A juvenile pterosaur. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Paleontology Categories (lifeform): Pterosaurs

Inflected forms

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