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Ichthyornis
[ ik-thee-awr-nis ]
noun
- an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
ichthyornis
/ ˌɪkθɪˈɔːnɪs /
noun
- an extinct Cretaceous sea bird of the genus Ichthyornis, thought to have resembled a tern
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In Ichthyornis they are also distinct, in all other known birds they are fused together to a greater or less extent.
They are of two leading types, of which the Ichthyornis and Hesperornis are the standard specimens.
The remarkable “fish-bird” (Ichthyornis) of Marsh is also very reptilian in some of its characters.
Ichthyornis, ik-thi-or′nis, n. a fossil bird with vertebr like those of fishes, and with teeth set in sockets.
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