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Notornis

Notornis Meaning & Definition
Notornis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Notornis?

[n] flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules

Synonyms | Synonyms for Notornis: Notornis mantelli | takahe

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See Also | genus Notornis | rail

Notornis In Webster's Dictionary

\No*tor"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the south, or southwest + ? bird.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. {Notornis Mantelli} was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite extinct.

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