notornis mantelli
1Notornis Mantelli — Notornis No*tor nis, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. no tos the south, or southwest + ? bird.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. {Notornis Mantelli} was first known as a fossil bird …
2Notornis Mantelli — Moho Mo ho, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gallinule ({Notornis Mantelli}) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of flight. See {Notornis}. [1913 Webster] …
3Notornis mantelli — trumpasparnė sultonvištė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Notornis mantelli; Porphyrio mantelli angl. takahe vok. Takahe, f rus. бескрылая султанка, f; такахе, f pranc. talève takahé, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …
4Notornis mantelli — noun flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules • Syn: ↑notornis, ↑takahe • Hypernyms: ↑rail • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Notornis …
5Notornis — No*tor nis, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. no tos the south, or southwest + ? bird.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. {Notornis Mantelli} was first known as a fossil bird of New… …
6notornis — /noh tawr nis/, n. a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand. Also called takahe. [1840 50; < NL: name of the genus < Gk nót(os) the south + órnis bird] * * * …
7Notornis — Ow., Gattung der Wasserhühner (Gallinulinae), Vögel mit mäßig langem Schnabel, hoch an der Stirn aufsteigender Schnabelfirste, weichen Federn in den Flügeln und im Schwanz und daher unfähig zum Fliegen, sehr kräftigem Lauf und großen, starken… …
8notornis — n. a rare flightless New Zealand bird, Porphyrio mantelli, with a large bill and brightly coloured plumage. Also called TAKAHE. Etymology: Gk notos south + ornis bird …
9Porphyrio mantelli — Nordinseltakahe Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung: Kranichvögel (Gruiformes) Familie: Rallenvögel (Rallidae) …
10Porphyrio mantelli — trumpasparnė sultonvištė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Notornis mantelli; Porphyrio mantelli angl. takahe vok. Takahe, f rus. бескрылая султанка, f; такахе, f pranc. talève takahé, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …
