Ichthyornis

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“fish”) + [Term?] (“bird”)

Proper noun

†Ichthyornis

A taxonomic genus within the subclass Ornithurae – an extinct flying reptile.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Ornithurae - subclass (Odontotormae - infraclass; Ichthyornithiformes - order; Ichthyornithidae - family)

Hyponyms

(genus): Ichthyornis dispar - type species

References

Ichthyornis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Ichthyornis at OneLook Dictionary Search
Ichthyornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ichthyornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ichthyornis at Fossilworks

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