GENUS DINORNIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dinornis mean? 

• GENUS DINORNIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS DINORNIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas

  Familiarity information: GENUS DINORNIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS DINORNIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dinornis; genus Dinornis

Hypernyms ("genus Dinornis" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Dinornis"):

Dinornis giganteus; giant moa (the largest moa; about 12 feet high)

Holonyms ("genus Dinornis" is a member of...):

Dinornithidae; family Dinornithidae (moas)