ornithomimid

noun

or·​nitho·​mimid

ȯ(r)ˌnithəˈmīmə̇d,

ˌȯ(r)nəthōˈm-,

-ˈmim-

plural -s

: a dinosaur of the genus Ornithomimus or of the family Ornithomimidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Ornithomimidae, from Ornithomimus + -idae

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