Dinornis

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Translingual

Alternative forms

Deinornis

Etymology

From dino- (“terrifying”) +‎ -ornis.

Proper noun

†Dinornis m

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

Synonyms

(genus): Moa, Movia, Palapteryx, Owenia, Tylopteryx

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Paleognathae – infraclass; Struthioniformes - order; Dinornithidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Dinornis novaezelandiae, Dinornis robustus - species

References

Dinornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dinornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dinornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dinornis at Paleobiology Database
Dinornis at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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