Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ornithuromorph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-nithuro-morph
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any bird of the group Ornithuromorpha.

Example Sentences

"The lineage that led to all living birds is known as the ornithuromorphs. […] Roughly three-quarters of all species on the planet were wiped out, including all feathered dinosaurs except the ornithuromorphs."

Etymology

From ornith- + uro- + -morph.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ornith-
Suffix: uro-

Inflected Forms

ornithuromorphs (plural)

Synonyms

euornithian

Questions

What does ornithuromorph mean?: Any bird of the group Ornithuromorpha.
Where does ornithuromorph come from?: From ornith- + uro- + -morph.

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