"hesperornithid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hesperornithids [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Hesperornithidae, from Hesperornis (“genus name”). Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Hesperornithidae|family}} Hesperornithidae, {{der|en|mul|Hesperornithidae}} translingual Hesperornithidae Head templates: {{en-noun}} hesperornithid (plural hesperornithids)
  1. (paleontology) Any extinct avialan in the family Hesperornithidae. Wikipedia link: Hesperornithes Categories (topical): Paleontology Categories (lifeform): Theropods Related terms: hesperornithean (english: member of clade Hesperornithes), hesperornithiform (english: member of order Hesperornithiformes)

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