Dinornis

/daɪˈnoʊrnɪs/ noun

Definition

A genus of giant extinct flightless birds from New Zealand that could grow as tall as an ostrich but much heavier.

Etymology

From Greek 'dino-' (terrible/great) + 'ornis' (bird). Named in the 1800s when fossils revealed these enormous birds unknown to modern science.

Kelly Says

Dinornis birds went extinct only 600 years ago, making them younger in death than some famous historical figures—they lived alongside early Polynesian settlers of New Zealand!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድን Ornithus
din or-ni-th-us
ARالعربية
دينورني
din-or-ni
BNবাংলা
ডিনোর্নি
dino-orni
CACatalà
dinornis
din-OR-nis
CSČeština
dinornis
din-OR-nis
DADansk
dinornis
din-OR-nis
DEDeutsch
Dinornis
din-OR-nis
ELΕλληνικά
Δινόρνις
di-nor-nis
ESEspañol
dinornis
din-OR-nis
FAفارسی
دینورنیس
din-or-nis
FISuomi
dinornis
din-OR-nis
FRFrançais
dinornis
din-OR-nis
GUGU
ડિનોર્નિસ
di-no-rnis
HAHA
Dinornis
din-OR-nis
HEעברית
דינוורני
di-no-rni
HIहिन्दी
डिनोर्निस
dino-rn-is
HUMagyar
dinornis
din-OR-nis
IDBahasa Indonesia
dinornis
din-OR-nis
IGIG
Dinornis
din-OR-nis
ITItaliano
dinornis
din-OR-nis
JA日本語
ディノルニス
dino-ru-nisu
KKKK
Диноornis
dino-ornis
KMKM
ឌីណូអរណីស
di-noo-or-ni-s
KO한국어
디노르니스
di-no-re-ni-seu
MRMR
डिनोर्निस
dino-rn-is
MSBahasa Melayu
dinornis
din-OR-nis
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါင်း Ornithus
da-ing or-ni-th-us
NLNederlands
dinornis
din-OR-nis
NONorsk
dinornis
din-OR-nis
PAPA
ਡਿਨੋਰਨਿਸ
dino-rn-is
PLPolski
dinornis
din-OR-nis
PTPortuguês
dinornis
din-OR-nis
RORomână
dinornis
din-OR-nis
RUРусский
Диноornis
dino-ornis
SVSvenska
dinornis
din-OR-nis
SWKiswahili
dinornis
din-OR-nis
TAதமிழ்
டினோர்னிஸ்
ti-no-rni-s
TEతెలుగు
డినోర్నిస్
di-no-rnis
THไทย
ดินอร์นิส
din-orn-nis
TLTL
dinornis
din-OR-nis
TRTürkçe
dinornis
din-OR-nis
UKУкраїнська
Диноornis
dino-ornis
URاردو
ڈینورنیس
din-or-nis
VITiếng Việt
dinornis
din-OR-nis
YOYO
Dinornis
din-OR-nis
ZH中文
恐鸟
kǒng niǎo
ZUZU
dinornis
din-OR-nis

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