Ichthyornithidae
plural nounDefinition of Ichthyornithidae
: a family of extinct birds (order Ichthyornithiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous of North America that comprises the genus Ichthyornis and in some classifications Apatornis and possibly one other genus
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