释义 |
hes·per·or·nis \ˌhespəˈrȯrnə̇s\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hesperos western + New Latin -ornis : a genus of swimming birds (order Hesperornithiformes) from the Cretaceous of Kansas that resemble loons in form, that have teeth in each jaw implanted in a long groove, and that in some cases exceed five feet in length |