• @[email protected]
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    610 months ago

    Archeo means old, pter means wing, is yx just a suffix or does it mean something in itself?

    • @chemical_cutthroat
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      1010 months ago

      The -yx comes from the Greek word “onyx” which means claw or talon. So, anything ending in a -yx is designated that way to say that it has sharp cutty bits that will hurt you.

    • IninewCrow
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      210 months ago

      Archaeopteryx answering you with air quotes … “yx”