Definition of Ichthiornis
||Ich`thy*or"nis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + &?; bird.]
(Paleon.) An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the
American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave
vertebræ, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings
were well developed. It is the type of the order
Odontotormæ.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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