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notornis

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8 lettersPronunciation /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔːnɪs/Part of speech nounSorted innoorstStarts with NEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules

Word origin

From translingual Notornis (“a genus name”), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Used in a sentence

  • The weather had been exceptionally severe, and it is supposed that this was how the Notornis came to be found on the flats, having been driven down from the high country.

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