释义 |
cae·nag·nath·i·for·mes \|sēˌnagˌnathəˈfȯrˌmēz, |kīˌn-\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from caen- (I) + agnath- (from a- a- (II) + Greek gnathos jaw) + -iformes — more at gnath- : an order of Canadian Cretaceous birds (Neognathae) known from a single immense jaw and believed to be related to the ostriches though in some respects the jaw resembles that of a toothless dinosaur |