Odontornithes \O*don`tor*ni*"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, 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: Odontolcae, Odontotormae, and Saururae.
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