Archaeornithes

Archaeornithes
noun
primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves

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\\-ˈȯrnəˌthēz, -ˌȯrˈnī(ˌ)thēz\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from archae- + -ornithes
: a subclass of Aves comprising the earliest and most primitive of fossil birds, retaining distinctive reptilian characters, and including the two genera Archaeornis and Archaeopteryx

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Archaeornithes /är-ki-örˈni-thēz/
plural noun
A subclass of primitive reptile-like fossil birds, the Saururae, including the archaeopteryx and similar birds
ORIGIN: ↑archaeo- and Gr ornithes, pl of ornīs, ornīthos bird

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  • genus Ibero-mesornis — noun a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Archaeornithes, ↑subclass Archaeornithes • Member Meronyms: ↑Ibero mesornis …   Useful english dictionary

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  • genus Archaeopteryx — noun a genus of fossil birds • Syn: ↑genus Archeopteryx • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Archaeornithes, ↑subclass Archaeornithes • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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