ornithuromorph

English

Etymology

From ornith- +‎ uro- +‎ -morph.

Noun

ornithuromorph (plural ornithuromorphs)

1. Any avialan 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.

Synonyms

• euornithian

Hypernyms

• ornithothoracine

Hyponyms

• ambiortiform
• ornithurine
• patagopterygiform
• yanornithiform