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Noun: Sinornis
  1. Sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds

Type of: bird, birdie [informal]

Part of: genus Sinornis

Encyclopedia: Sinornis

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Sinningia
Sinningia speciosa
Sino-
sinoatrial node
Sino-Japanese War
Sinologist
Sinology
sinoper
sinopia
sinopis
Sinornis
Sino-Tibetan
Sino-Tibetan language
Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten
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sintered
sinuate
sinuosity
sinuous
sinuously