notornis
Meanings
noun
- The takahe, Porphyrio mantelli, a flightless rail native to New Zealand.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From translingual Notornis (“a genus name”), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
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