Ichthyornithes

plural noun

Ich·​thy·​or·​ni·​thes

-ˌȯrˈnī(ˌ)thēz

in some classifications

: a superorder of extinct birds coextensive with the order Ichthyornithiformes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from plural of Ichthyornis

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