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DINORNIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dinornis mean?
• DINORNIS (noun)
The noun DINORNIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas
Familiarity information: DINORNIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dinornis; genus Dinornis
Hypernyms ("Dinornis" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Dinornis"):
Dinornis giganteus; giant moa (the largest moa; about 12 feet high)
Holonyms ("Dinornis" is a member of...):
Dinornithidae; family Dinornithidae (moas)
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