Ichthyornis

[ ik-thee-awr-nis ]

noun
  1. an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.

Origin of Ichthyornis

1
<New Latin (1872) <Greek ichthy- ichthy- + órnis “bird”

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ichthyornis

/ (ˌɪkθɪˈɔːnɪs) /


noun
  1. an extinct Cretaceous sea bird of the genus Ichthyornis, thought to have resembled a tern

Origin of ichthyornis

1
C19: New Latin, from ichthy- + Greek ornis bird

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