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any of several huge, extinct, flightless birds of the genus Aepyornis, of Madagascar, reaching a height of about 9 ft. (2.7 m).[1885-90]
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Elephant Bird — Taxobox name = Elephant birds status = EX | status system = IUCN3.1 extinct = 16th century image width = 250px image caption = Aepyornis maximus skeleton and egg regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves superordo = Paleognathae ordo =… … Wikipedia
elephant bird — noun huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar • Syn: ↑aepyornis • Hypernyms: ↑ratite, ↑ratite bird, ↑flightless bird • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Aepyornis … Useful english dictionary
elephant bird — noun an aepyornis or related extinct giant bird … English new terms dictionary
elephant bird — noun Date: circa 1889 any of a group (genus Aepyornis or order Aepyornithiformes) of gigantic flightless ratite birds known only from remains found in Madagascar … New Collegiate Dictionary
elephant bird — noun Any of an extinct family of flightless birds comprising the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis … Wiktionary
elephant bird — /ˈɛləfənt bɜd/ (say eluhfuhnt berd) noun any of a number of very large flightless birds of Madagascar of the genus Aepyornis; long extinct …
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elephant — elephantoid, adj. /el euh feuhnt/, n., pl. elephants, (esp. collectively) elephant for 1. 1. either of two large, five toed pachyderms of the family Elephantidae, characterized by a long, prehensile trunk formed of the nose and upper lip,… … Universalium
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