ornithes


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ornithes

(ˈɔːnɪˌθiːz)
pl n
birds considered collectively
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He was referring to large flocks of metal-clawed ornithes, which according to legend, roosted in the dense marshes around Lake Stymphalis in Arcadia, ravaging crops and the livelihood of neighboring villages (2).
Yet, in some versions of the Stymphalian labor, the birds are harpies--half metal-feathered ornithes, half human heads with bronze beaks.
Lepthyphantes ornithes Barrows, 1940 [current name Taranucnus ornithes (Barrows, 1940)]
Birds (Greek Ornithes) Drama by Aristophanes, produced in 414 BC.