Start of a prehistoric creature's name Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Start of a prehistoric creature's name . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PTERO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PTERO Start of a prehistoric creature's name (5)
5% ANIMALKINGDOM Creatures generally (13) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 19, 2025
5% PREY Hunted creature (4) The Times Concise Oct 15, 2025
5% ONSETS Starts (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% BIRDS Avian creatures (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 8, 2025
5% WALRUS Tusked creature (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 8, 2025
5% BEGIN "Start!" (5) USA Today Sep 30, 2025
5% CAVEMAN Prehistoric person with a home of stone (7) (7) Puzzler Sep 22, 2025
5% ANT Creature whose name is fittingly found in pantry (3) The Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
5% ONSET Start (5) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2025
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