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Type genus of the Dinornithidae large moas
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dinornis
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The giant moa ( Dinornis ) is an extinct genus of ratite birds belonging to the moa family. Like all ratites it was a member of the order Struthioniformes . The Struthioniformes are flightless birds with a sternum without a keel . They also have a distinctive ...
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Dinornis \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 .]
Usage examples of dinornis.
And he chased the dodo and dinornis on shores that were otherwise unpeopled.