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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas;
[syn: Dinornis, genus Dinornis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dinornis \Di*nor"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ? bird.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa. [Written also Deinornis.] Dinosaur
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Dinornis n 1: type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas [syn: Dinornis, genus Dinornis]