elephant bird

短语

[古生物]隆鸟 （＝aepyornis）

词形变化

elephant birds 复数 elephant birds

别名

elephantbird

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the very large extinct flightless birds that make up the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis within family Aepyornithidae, and lived in Madagascar until the 17th or 18th century; especially †Aepyornis maximus.

    隆鸟

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

Aepyornis

上位词 1

ratite

词源

Apparently from Marco Polo's description of the legendary roc as being capable of seizing a small elephant.

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