Palapteryx
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “ancient”) + Apteryx (“kiwi”).
Proper noun[edit]
†Palapteryx f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Palapterygidae – birds, fossils found in New Zealand, now included in Dinornis (giant moas).
References[edit]
- “Palapteryx”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Dinornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dinornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dinornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dinornis at Paleobiology Database