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