Ornithocephalus

noun

Or·​nitho·​ceph·​a·​lus

ˌȯ(r)nə(ˌ)thōˈsefələs,

ȯ(r)ˌnithəˈs-

: the first discovered and best known genus of pterodactyls (type of the family Ornithocephalidae)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ornith- + -cephalus

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