NOUN | animal | elephant bird, aepyornis | huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar / Madagascar |
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Meaning | huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar / Madagascar. | |
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Synonym | aepyornis | |
Member of | genus Aepyornis | type genus of the Aepyornidae |
Broader | ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird | Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles |
Spanish | aepyornis |
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