Ichthyornis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) and ὄρνις (órnis, “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, →OCLC.
“Ichthyornis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Ichthyornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ichthyornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ichthyornis at Paleobiology Database

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