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Ornithocephalus
noun
Or·nitho·ceph·a·lus
\ˌȯ(r)nə(ˌ)thōˈsefələs, ȯ(r)ˌnithəˈs-\
Definition of Ornithocephalus
: the first discovered and best known genus of pterodactyls (type of the family Ornithocephalidae)
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Origin and Etymology of ornithocephalus
New Latin, from ornith- + -cephalus
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