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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules;
[syn: notornis, takahe, Notornis mantelli]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Notornis \No*tor"nis\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. no`tos the south, or southwest + ? bird.] (Zool.) A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite extinct. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Moho \Mo"ho\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.) A gallinule (Notornis Mantelli) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of flight. See Notornis. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Notornis mantelli n 1: flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn: notornis, takahe, Notornis mantelli]