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Meaning of AEPYORNIS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
 
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 Synonyms: elephant bird
 
 See Also: flightless bird, genus Aepyornis, ratite, ratite bird

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\[AE]`py*or"nis\, n. [Gr. ? high + ? bird.]
A gigantic bird found fossil in Madagascar.
 

 

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