'Dinornis' definitions:

Definition of 'Dinornis'

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noun
Type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas [syn: Dinornis, genus Dinornis]

Definition of 'Dinornis'

From: GCIDE
  • Dinornis \Di*nor"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ? bird.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa. [Written also Deinornis.] Dinosaur

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