dinornis | (n) type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas, Syn. genus Dinornis |
giant moa | (n) the largest moa; about 12 feet high, Syn. Dinornis giganteus |
Dinornis | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; terrible + &unr_; bird. ] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa. |