Dinornis

Translingual

Alternative forms
  • Deinornis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

†Dinornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dinornithidae – flightless birds of New Zealand, the giant moas, extinct since about 1500.

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