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ANOMALOPTERYX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anomalopteryx mean?
• ANOMALOPTERYX (noun)
The noun ANOMALOPTERYX has 1 sense:
1. the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
Familiarity information: ANOMALOPTERYX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
anomalopteryx; Anomalopteryx oweni
Hypernyms ("anomalopteryx" is a kind of...):
moa (extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Holonyms ("anomalopteryx" is a member of...):
genus Anomalopteryx (small moas)
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