Hesperornis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “western”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

†Hesperornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Hesperornithidae – flightless aquatic birds of the first half of the Campanian age.

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