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aepyornis definition

aepy·or·nis (ē′pē ôr′nis)

noun

any of a genus (Aepyornis) of very large, extinct, flightless birds of Madagascar

Etymology: ModL < Gr aipys, high, steep + ornis, bird: see ornitho-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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