ibero-mesornis

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   sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds

   Broaderbird

   Part ofgenus Ibero-mesornis

Questions about ibero-mesornis

What does ibero-mesornis mean?

ibero-mesornis means "sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds".

How many syllables are in ibero-mesornis?

ibero-mesornis has 6 syllables: i-be-ro--me-sor-nis. The stress falls on "me".

Is ibero-mesornis a common word?

ibero-mesornis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.