Odontopterygian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Odontopterygian is a noun meaning An extinct pelican-like pelagornithid seabird of the suborder Odontopterygia.
Meaning
An extinct pelican-like pelagornithid seabird of the suborder Odontopterygia.
Example Sentences
Bone of a presumed Odontopterygian bird from the Miocene of New Zealand.
Riding on the edge of the wind on long, narrow wings are the masters of the ocean sky, small, tube-nosed albatrosses and petrels, and the huge, false-toothed odontopterygians.
Word Forms
- odontopterygians
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