Hesperornis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hesperornis \Hes`pe*ror"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? western + ?, ?,
     a bird.] (Paleon.)
     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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