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‖ Dinornis|daɪˈnɔːnɪs|
[mod.L. (Owen 1843) f. Gr. δειν-ός fearful, terrible + ὄρνις bird.]
A name given by Prof. Owen to a genus of recently extinct birds of great size, the remains of which have been discovered in New Zealand; the moa of the Maori. Hence dinorˈnithic, diˈnornithine adjs., related to, or of the nature of, the dinornis.
1843Proc. Zool. Soc. 14 Feb. 19 A communication from Prof. Owen was read, proposing to substitute the name Dinornis for that of Megalornis, applied to the Great Bird of New Zealand in his paper read at the previous meeting..Mr. G. Gray having previously used the term Megalornis for a genus of Birds. 1865Baring-Gould Werewolves 6 Like the dodo or the dinornis, the werewolf may have become extinct in our age. 1875A. Newton in Encycl. Brit. III. 729/2 The fragmentary cranium of a large Bird, combining Dinornithic and Struthious characters. 1891Athenæum 14 Nov. 651/2 An extinct dinornithine bird from New Zealand. |