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English
Etymology
From German Ornis, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)
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Noun
ornis (plural ornithes)
- (formal) A bird.
- The birds collectively of a region; avifauna.
1867, The record of zoological literature, volume 3, page 60:Baird then proceeds to treat of the eastward movement of American birds, and its influence on the ornis of Greenland and Europe, and vice versâ.
Anagrams
- Niros, Orins, irons, siron, Irons, noris, rosin, Sinor, noirs, RINOs, Rinos, roins, inros, Rison, Rosin
Latin
Noun
ornīs
- dative/ablative plural of ornus