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ichthyornis
ichthyornis (ˌɪkθɪˈɔːnɪs) n (Palaeontology) an extinct Cretaceous sea bird of the genus Ichthyornis, thought to have resembled a tern[C19: New Latin, from ichthy- + Greek ornis bird]ich•thy•or•nis (ˌɪk θiˈɔr nɪs) n. any ternlike bird of the extinct Cretaceous genus Ichthyornis. [< Greek ichthy- ichthy- + órnis bird] Ichthyornis
Ichthyornis[ik·thē′ȯr·nəs] (paleontology) The type genus of Ichthyornithidae. |