Definition of Ornitholestes
:a genus of small light-boned carnivorous dinosaurs of the Jurassic with small skull, slender neck, and long slim fingers
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Ornitholestes
noun
Or·nitho·les·tes
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ȯ(r)ˌnithəˈle(ˌ)stēz
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ˌȯ(r)nəthōˈl-
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Origin and Etymology of ornitholestes
New Latin, from ornith- + Greek lēistēs robber; akin to Latin lucrum gain
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