Definitions for: Dinornis

[n] type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

Synonyms: genus Dinornis

See Also: bird genus, Dinornis giganteus, Dinornithidae, family Dinornithidae, giant moa

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