Definition of Apatornis
:a genus of toothed birds from the Cretaceous of Kansas related to Ichthyornis
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Apatornis
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Ap·a·tor·nis
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ˌapəˈtȯrnə̇s
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Origin and Etymology of apatornis
New Latin, from Greek apatē + New Latin -ornis
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