dinornis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas
genus Dinornis.
WordNet
Di*nor"nis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. terrible + bird.Definitions
(Paleon.) A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa .Written also Deinornis .
