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Odontolcae
‖
Oˊdon-tol′cae
,p
rop.
Noun.
pl.
[NL., from Gr.
ὀδούς
, ὀδόντος
, a tooth + [GREEK] a furrow.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes
Hesperornis
, and allied genera. See Hesperornis
. [Written also
Odontholcae
, and Odontoholcae
.]