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Dinornis   Listen
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Dinornis  n.  (Written also Deinornis)  (Paleon.) A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa.





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"Dinornis" Quotes from Famous Books



... have been approached by a syndicate of dealers to stock one of the unexplored skerries to the north of Iceland with specimens. I may—some day. But I have another little thing in hand just now. Ever heard of the dinornis? ...
— The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents • H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


Words linked to "Dinornis" :   bird genus, giant moa, genus Dinornis, Dinornithidae


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