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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 |