Aepyornis

//iːpɪˈɔːnɪs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An elephant bird of the genus Aepyornis.

    "I wonder how long it is since these Aepyornises really lived."

  2. 2
    huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar wordnet

Synonyms

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elephant birdelephant bird

Example

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"I wonder how long it is since these Aepyornises really lived."

Etymology

From scientific Latin Aepyornis (genus name).

Related phrases

elephant bird

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