STEREORNITHES


Meaning of STEREORNITHES in English

ˌsterēˈȯrnəˌthēz, ˌstir-, -ˌȯrˈnī(ˌ)thēz noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from stere- + -ornithes

in former classifications : an artificial or a composite order of very large Miocene Patagonian birds believed to be ratite and mostly included in the order Gruiformes

• stere·or·nith·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌȯr|nithik adjective

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