Dromornis

Translingual

Dromornis stirtoni

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρομαῖος (dromaîos, swift running) + ὄρνις (órnis, bird).

Proper noun

Dromornis ?

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dromornithidae – extinct large flightless birds of Australia of the Miocene to early Pleistocene.

Hyponyms

  • (genus): Dromornis australis, Dromornis stirtoni (extinct species)

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