Definition of Aepyornis

1. Noun. Huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar.

Exact synonyms: Elephant Bird
Generic synonyms: Flightless Bird, Ratite, Ratite Bird
Group relationships: Genus Aepyornis

Definition of Aepyornis

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Medical Definition of Aepyornis

1. A gigantic bird found fossil in Madagascar. Origin: Gr. High + bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aepyornis

aeolianite
aeolianites
aeolipile
aeolipiles
aeolipyle
aeolist
aeolotropic
aeolotropy
aeolus
aeon
aeonian
aeonic
aeonium
aeoniums
aeons
aepyornis (current term)
aepyornises
aequalis
aequihymeniiferous
aequorin
aequorins
aer-
aeratable
aerate
aerated
aerates
aerating
aeration
aeration basin
aeration zone

Literary usage of Aepyornis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and by Marco Polo, Henri Cordier, Henry Yule (1903)
"Bianconi concludes that on the same scale of proportion as the condor's, the great quills of the aepyornis would be about 10 feet long, and the spread of ..."

2. Bibliotheca Zoologica by Julius Victor Carus, Wilhelm Engelmann (1905)
"Recherches sur les affinités naturelles de l'aepyornis. (Extrait.) in : Compt. ... Ulteriori osservazioni sulla tibia e sul tarso-metatarso dell' aepyornis. ..."

3. The Book of Ser Marco Polo: The Venetian by Marco Polo (1903)
"Bianconi concludes that on the same scale of proportion as the condor's, the great quills of the aepyornis would be about 10 feet long, and the spread of ..."

4. The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and by Marco Polo (1875)
"And I must add that in Professor Owen's opinion there is no reasonable doubt that the aepyornis was a bird allied to the Ostriches. ..."

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