DINORNIS GIGANTEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dinornis giganteus mean? 

• DINORNIS GIGANTEUS (noun)
  The noun DINORNIS GIGANTEUS has 1 sense:

1. the largest moa; about 12 feet high

  Familiarity information: DINORNIS GIGANTEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DINORNIS GIGANTEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The largest moa; about 12 feet high

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dinornis giganteus; giant moa

Hypernyms ("Dinornis giganteus" is a kind of...):

moa (extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)

Holonyms ("Dinornis giganteus" is a member of...):

Dinornis; genus Dinornis (type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas)