genus aepyornis

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   type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofAepyornidae

Questions about genus aepyornis

What does genus aepyornis mean?

genus aepyornis means "type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds".

Is genus aepyornis a common word?

genus aepyornis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.