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ichthyornis

ich·thy·or·nis [ ìkthee áwrniss ] (plural ich·thy·or·nis·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
prehistoric bird: an extinct toothed bird, similar to a gull, that lived during the Cretaceous period. Genus Ichthyornis.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek ikhthus "fish" + ornis "bird"]
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