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单词 ornithurine
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Definition of ornithurine in English:

ornithurine

adjective ɔːˈnɪθjʊrʌɪn
  • Of, relating to, or designating birds of the division Ornithurae, a clade (believed to have originated in the Cretaceous period and including all recent bird species) descended from the earliest birds to have a short bony tail with a pygostyle. Compare earlier "ornithurous".

noun ɔːˈnɪθjʊrʌɪn
  • An ornithurine bird.

Origin

1980s; earliest use found in Paleobiology. From scientific Latin Ornithurae + -ine.

 
 

Definition of ornithurine in US English:

ornithurine

adjectiveɔːˈnɪθjʊrʌɪn
  • Of, relating to, or designating birds of the division Ornithurae, a clade (believed to have originated in the Cretaceous period and including all recent bird species) descended from the earliest birds to have a short bony tail with a pygostyle. Compare earlier "ornithurous".

nounɔːˈnɪθjʊrʌɪn
  • An ornithurine bird.

Origin

1980s; earliest use found in Paleobiology. From scientific Latin Ornithurae + -ine.

 
 
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