pter⋅o⋅dac⋅tyl

- noun
1. any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.

As·tar·te

– noun
1. goddess of fertility and reproduction.

li·ther·ly

- adj.
1. crafty; cunning; mischievous; wicked; treacherous.

lithe

– adj.
1. bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible.

lit·a·ny

– noun
1. a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
2. a recitation or recital.
3. a prolonged or tedious account.