Notornis Definition

nō-tôrnĭs
noun
A takahe.
American Heritage
Any of a rare genus (Notornis) of nonflying gallinule-like birds of New Zealand.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Notornis mantelli
  • takahe
pronoun

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae "” now included in Porphyrio.

Wiktionary

Origin of Notornis

  • New Latin Notornīs former genus name Greek notos south Greek ornīs bird or- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Scientific Latin Notornis (genus name), from Ancient Greek νότος (notos, “south") + ὄρνις (ornis, “bird").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ancient Greek νότος (“south") + ὄρνις (ornis, “bird").

    From Wiktionary

Notornis Sentence Examples

  • New Zealand has also yielded many flightless birds, notably the numerous species and genera of Dinornithidae, some of which survived into the 19th century; Pseudapteryx allied to the Kiwi; Cnemiornis, a big, flightless goose; Aptornis and Notornis, flightless rails; and Harpagornis, a truly gigantic bird of prey with tremendous wings and talons.

  • The Rallidae present the very noteworthy woodhens, Ocydromus, and the takahe, Notornis, which is almost extinct.

  • New Zealand has also yielded many flightless birds, notably the numerous species and genera of Dinornithidae, some of which survived into the 19th century (see M0A); Pseudapteryx allied to the Kiwi; Cnemiornis, a big, flightless goose; Aptornis and Notornis, flightless rails; and Harpagornis, a truly gigantic bird of prey with tremendous wings and talons.

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