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Dinornithidae

noun

moas

• Syn: ↑family Dinornithidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dinornithiformes, ↑order Dinornithiformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑Dinornis, ↑genus Dinornis, ↑moa, ↑genus Anomalopteryx

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\\ˌdīˌnȯrˈnithəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Dinornith-, Dinornis, type genus + -idae

: a family of extinct ratite birds that are related to the emus and cassowaries though usually placed in a distinct order — see dinornis, moa

Useful english dictionary. 2012.