Definition of "ornithoid" [ornithoid]

• Somewhat ornithic; avian to some extent; resembling or related to birds.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "There was abundant bird or, rather, ornithoid life, flocks strewn across the sky."
• "Meanwhile the wounded ornithoid struggled back to its companion."
• "Despite the absence of external ears, the alien's hearing was acute-which was why he was presently shadowing the two humans and their lumbering beast, his mind filled with visions of ornithoid larceny."