English Explanatory Dictionary

Dieffenbach's rail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of species †Gallirallus dieffenbachii of extinct birds endemic to the Chatham Islands.

Word forms

Dieffenbach's rail Dieffenbach's rails

Etymology

The only recorded living specimen was captured in 1840 by Ernst Dieffenbach.

Synonyms

mehoriki meriki moeriki
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