Dinosaur whose name means "winged finger" (11)

I believe the answer is:

pterodactyl

(Other definitions for pterodactyl that I've seen before include "Flying dinosaur" , "old flying reptile" , "Fossil flyer" , "Flying creature" , "reptile from the past" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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