NOTORNIS MANTELLI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Notornis mantelli mean? 

• NOTORNIS MANTELLI (noun)
  The noun NOTORNIS MANTELLI has 1 sense:

1. flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules

  Familiarity information: NOTORNIS MANTELLI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOTORNIS MANTELLI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

notornis; Notornis mantelli; takahe

Hypernyms ("Notornis mantelli" is a kind of...):

rail (any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud)

Holonyms ("Notornis mantelli" is a member of...):

genus Notornis (a genus of Rallidae)