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Ichthyornithiformes

plural noun
Ich·​thy·​or·​nithi·​for·​mes | \ -ˌȯrnəthəˈfȯrˌmēz, -ȯrˌnith-\

Definition of Ichthyornithiformes

: an order of extinct toothed birds (superorder Odontognathae) coextensive with the family Ichthyornithidae in its broadest scope

History and Etymology for Ichthyornithiformes

New Latin, from Ichthyornith-, Ichthyornis + -iformes

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