Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hesperornis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hes-per-or-nis
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several species are known. See Illust. in Append.

Questions

What does hesperornis mean?: A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several species are known. See Illust. in Append.

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