ornithuromorph

English

Etymology

From ornith- +‎ uro- +‎ -morph.

Noun

ornithuromorph (plural ornithuromorphs)

  1. Any bird of the group Ornithuromorpha.
    • 2023 June 3, Carl Zimmer, “How Did Birds First Take Off?”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      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.

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