aepyornis

  • 1AEpyornis — aepyornis, ||AEpyornis [AE] py*or nis, n. [Gr. ? high + ? bird.] A gigantic (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird, of which fossils were found in Madagascar. Syn: elephant bird [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2aepyornis — aepyornis, ||AEpyornis [AE] py*or nis, n. [Gr. ? high + ? bird.] A gigantic (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird, of which fossils were found in Madagascar. Syn: elephant bird [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 3aepyornis — [ē΄pē ôr′nis] n. [ModL < Gr aipys, high, steep + ornis, bird: see ORNITHO ] any of a genus (Aepyornis) of very large, extinct, flightless birds of Madagascar …

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  • 4Aepyornis — (Aepiornis) Geoffr., ausgestorbener Riesenvogel Madagaskars, von dem ein Ei dem Inhalt nach 150 Hühnereiern entsprach …

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  • 5aepyornis — ou épyornis n. m. ZOOL Oiseau géant, voisin de l autruche, qui vivait à Madagascar à l ère quaternaire …

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  • 6AEpyornis — Æpyornis Æpyornis …

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  • 7Aepyornis — Æpyornis Æpyornis …

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  • 8Aepyornis — Elefantenvögel † Aepyornis maximus Systematik Überklasse: Kiefermäuler (Gnathostomata) Reihe …

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  • 10Aepyornis — /ee pee awr nis/, n. an extinct genus of ratite birds, best known from the Pleistocene Epoch of Madagascar, having massive legs and rudimentary wings, and growing to a height of 8 ft. (2.4 m). [ < NL (1850) < Gk aipý(s) steep, lofty, + órnis&#8230; …

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