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Ornithothoraces
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Translingual
Etymology
Probably from mul grc ὄρνιθ-, the stem of grc ὄρνις bird and mul la thorax, from mul grc θώραξ a breastplate, cuirass, corslet.
Proper noun
clade clade Pygostilia clade all modern birds and a large extinct clade of close relatives dominant in the Mesozoic
Hypernyms
clade ; Dinosauria superorder clade; Saurischia order order; Theropoda suborder suborder; Pygostilia clade clade
Hyponyms
clade †Enantiornithes group group; Euornithes clade clade
References
Theropoda