genus dinornis

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   type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas

   SynonymsDinornis

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofDinornithidae

Questions about genus dinornis

What does genus dinornis mean?

genus dinornis means "type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas".

What is another word for genus dinornis?

Close synonyms include Dinornis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus dinornis a common word?

genus dinornis 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.