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ornithuromorph

ornithuromorph noun: any bird of the group Ornithuromorpha.

ornithuromorph: any bird of the group Ornithuromorpha
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Noun

ornithuromorph (plural ornithuromorphs)

  1. Any bird of the group Ornithuromorpha.
    • The lineage that led to all living birds is known as the ornithuromorphs. […] Roughly three-quarters of all species on the planet were wiped out, including all feathered dinosaurs except the ornithuromorphs.2023 June 3, Carl Zimmer, “How Did Birds First Take Off?”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    euornithian

Synonyms of ornithuromorph

Forms of ornithuromorph

pluralornithuromorphs

Origin of ornithuromorph

From ornith- + uro- + -morph.

Questions about ornithuromorph

What does ornithuromorph mean?
Ornithuromorph means any bird of the group Ornithuromorpha.
What part of speech is ornithuromorph?
Ornithuromorph is a noun.
What is the plural of ornithuromorph?
The plural of ornithuromorph is ornithuromorphs.

Words near ornithuromorph in the dictionary

  1. ornithsichian
  2. ornithuran
  3. ornithurans
  4. ornithurine
  5. ornithurines
  6. ornithuromorph
  7. ornithuromorphs
  8. ORNL
  9. ornot
  10. orns
  11. Ornsay

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