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Thesaurus: dinornis

A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa.

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  1. n. A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa.
  2. A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa. [Written also Deinornis.]
  3. A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, whichformerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa. [Written also Deinornis.]
  4. n type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas