Aepyornis

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /iːpɪˈɔːnɪs/

Noun

Aepyornis (plural Aepyornises)

1. An elephant bird of the genus Aepyornis.
   • 1894, H. G. Wells, Aepyornis Island

     I wonder how long it is since these Aepyornises really lived.

   • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 35:

     For how long the Aepyornis survived the arrival of Europeans was, and remains, a mystery.

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