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Definition hesperornis in British English

hesperornis noun

noun
1

a large bird with very small wings, which lived about 80 million years ago. It could not fly, but could swim and lived in water.

Example

Hesperornis has been referred to as the "only marine dinosaur" and is certainly the only one for which we have a fossil record.

Definition hesperornis in British English