HyperDic: ibero-mesornis

English > 1 sense of the word Ibero-mesornis:
NOUNanimalIbero-mesornissparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail
English > Ibero-mesornis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds.
Member ofgenus Ibero-mesornisA genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes
Broaderbirdwarm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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