HESPERORNITHIFORMES


Meaning of HESPERORNITHIFORMES in English

ˌhespə(ˌ)rȯrˌnithəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hesperornith-, Hesperornis + -iformes

: an order of extinct aquatic birds (superorder Odontognathae) including the genus Hesperornis and related Cretaceous forms

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