Odontognathae

plural noun

Odon·​tog·​na·​thae

: a superorder of extinct toothed birds (subclass Neornithes)

odontognathous

¦⸗ˌ⸗¦⸗⸗thəs

adjective

or less commonly odontognathic

ō¦dän‧ˌtō¦nathik

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from odont- + -gnathae

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