Odontornithes

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

  Odontornithes \O*don`tor*ni*"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
     'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + ?, ?, a bird.] (Paleon.)
     A group of Mesozoic birds having the jaws armed with teeth,
     as in most other vertebrates. They have been divided into
     three orders: Odontolcae, Odontotormae, and Saururae.
     [1913 Webster]