Odontolcae

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

  Odontolcae \O`don*tol"cae\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'odoy`s,
     'odo`ntos, a tooth + ? a furrow.] (Paleon.)
     An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth,
     which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes
     {Hesperornis}, and allied genera. See {Hesperornis}. [Written
     also {Odontholcae}, and {Odontoholcae}.]


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