Baptornis

noun

Bap·​tor·​nis

bapˈtȯrnə̇s

: a genus of swimming birds from the Cretaceous of Kansas that is imperfectly known but probably related to Hesperornis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek baptein to dip + -ornis

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