Ornithoscelida \Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? a leg.] (Zool.)
A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure
(especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and
birds. -- {Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan}, a.
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