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| ae·py·or·nis [ pee áwrniss ] (plural ae·py·or·nis·es or ae·py·or·nis) |
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huge extinct bird: a giant extinct flightless bird that lived in Madagascar. It reached a height of 2.7 m (9 ft) and weighed up to 450 kg (1,000 lb). Genus Aepyornis.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Greek aipus "high" + ornis (see ornitho-)] |
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