Apatornis

noun

Ap·​a·​tor·​nis

ˌapəˈtȯrnə̇s

: a genus of toothed birds from the Cretaceous of Kansas related to Ichthyornis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek apatē + New Latin -ornis

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