Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


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
.]