Hesperornis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “western”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
Proper noun
†Hesperornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family †Hesperornithidae – flightless aquatic birds of the first half of the Campanian age.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Avebrevicauda, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Ornithuromorpha, Carinatae, Ornithurae - clades; †Hesperornithiformes - order; †Hesperornithidae - family; †Hesperornithinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Hesperornis regalis - type species
References
- Hesperornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hesperornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hesperornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hesperornis at Paleobiology Database
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