Odontopteryx

Odontopteryx
Odontopteryx O`don*top"te*ryx, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + pte`ryx a wing.] (Paleon.) An extinct Eocene bird having the jaws strongly serrated, or dentated, but destitute of true teeth. It was found near London. [1913 Webster]

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