notornis

(nō tôr′nis)

noun

any of a rare genus (Notornis) of nonflying gallinulelike birds of New Zealand

Origin: ModL < Gr notos, the south (see Notogaea) + ornis, bird

See notornis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. notornis

Any of several flightless New Zealand birds, now rare, of the genus Notornis, especially the takahe.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Notornīs, genus name

Origin: : Greek notos, south

Origin: + Greek ornīs, bird; see or- in Indo-European roots

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