Definition of Hesperornis
Hes`pe`ror´nis
n.
1.
(Paleon.)
A
genus
of
large
,
extinct
,
wingless
birds
from
the
Cretaceous
deposits
of
Kansas
,
belonging
to
the
Odontornithes
.
They
had
teeth
,
and
were
essentially
carnivorous
swimming
ostriches
.
Several
species
are
known
.
See
Illust.
in
Append
.
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