What does "aepyornis" mean?

An elephant bird of the genus Aepyornis.

How do you pronounce "aepyornis"?

Pronounced //iːpɪˈɔːnɪs//.

Common synonyms include: elephant bird, elephant bird genus, giant madagascan bird, historic genus assignment, historic taxon label.

/iːpɪˈɔːnɪs/ noun

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Noun

1
An elephant bird of the genus Aepyornis.
"I wonder how long it is since these Aepyornises really lived."
2
huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar wordnet

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

From scientific Latin Aepyornis (genus name).