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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76687" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76687" /> == | ||
<p> The name of several species of New | <p> The name of several species of New Zealand and Australian birds, from 2 to 14 ft. high, and quite wingless; almost extinct since the 17th century; two living specimens were captured in 1876. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborder Dinornithes, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were much larger than the ostrich.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The name of several species of New Zealand and Australian birds, from 2 to 14 ft. high, and quite wingless; almost extinct since the 17th century; two living specimens were captured in 1876.
