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ornithoid

American  
[awr-nuh-thoid] / ˈɔr nəˌθɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling a bird.

Etymology

Origin of ornithoid

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; ornith- + -oid

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Artistically bound in Ornithoid covers.

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