no·tor·nis (n -tôr n s)n. pl. notornis Any of several flightless New Zealand birds, now rare, of the genus Notornis, especially the takahe. [New Latin Notorn  s, genus name : Greek notos, south + Greek orns, bird; see or- in Indo-European roots.] |
notornis [nəʊˈtɔːnɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a rare flightless rail of the genus Notornis, of New Zealand See takahe
[New Latin, from Greek notos south + ornis bird]
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| Noun | 1. |  notornis - flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinulesrail - any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud genus Notornis - a genus of Rallidae |
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