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[–] rsuri@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So it should be quadpter then

[–] GreenAppleTree@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Considering pteron is greek and quad is latin, it should probably have been tetrapter. Which actually rolls off the tongue better.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 8 points 1 year ago

Sounds like 4 dinosaurs

[–] Muscar@discuss.online 6 points 1 year ago

Tetraptor would sound like a dinosaur, but tetrapter doesn't.