oreophasinæ

pl. [Modern Latin oreo phas(is); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -inæ.] Ornith.: Mountain Cura ows; a sub-family of Cracide. or-e-ô-phā-sis, s . [Pref. oreo- , and Lat. phasis ( volucris )=the Phasian bird, the pheasant.] Ornith.: Mountain Cura ow; the sole genus of the sub-family Oreophasine (q.v.). There is but a single species, Oreophasis derbianus , from the mountains of Guatemala. The first specimen brought to England was in the collection of the late Earl of Derby, after whom it was named. or-e-ô-pi-the-cus, s. [Pref. oreo-, and Greek pithēkos =an ape.] Palœont .: A genus of Catarhine Monkeys from the Italian Miocene, with dental affinities to some of the generalized types of the primitive Ungulates. ör-ě-o-sâu-rŭs, s. [Pref. oreo-, and Gr. sauros = a lizard.] Palæont .: A genus of Lacer til i a, family Glyptosauride, from the Eocene Tertiary of North America.