Dictionary entry

Odontornithes

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖O‐don′tor‐ni‐″thes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, a tooth + �, �, a bird.] (Paleon.) A group of Mesozoic birds having the jaws armed with teeth, as in most other vertebrates. They have been divided into three orders: Odontolcæ, Odontotormæ, and Saururæ.