spheniscomorphæ

pl. [Mod. Lat., from spheniscus, and Gr. morphe =form.] Ornith.: A family of Schizo gnat he (q. v.). It contains three genera: Eudyptes, Spheniscus, and Aptenodytes. (Proc. Zool. Soc ., 1867, p. 458.) sphēn-is-cŭs, s. [Gr. sphēniskos, dim in. from sphēn =a wedge. From the shape of the bill.] Ornith.: A genus of Spheniscide. Bill shortish, compre ed; maxilla ending in a conspicuous hook. Four species, one ranging as far north as the Galapagos. sphēn-o-, sphen-, pref. [Gr. sphen (gen it.sphe nos )=a wedge.] Pertaining to or resembling a wedge in shape. spheno-maxillary, a. Anat .: Of or belonging to the jaws and the sphe noid bone; as the spheno - maxillary fi ure and fo a. spheno-orbital, a. Anat.: Of or belonging to the orbital bones and to the sphenoid.