Harpagornis

noun

Har·​pa·​gor·​nis

ˈhärpəˈgȯrnə̇s

: a genus of extinct birds (family Accipitridae) much larger than any existing eagle and found in the Pleistocene of New Zealand

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek harpag-, harpax rapacious + New Latin -ornis; akin to Greek harpagē hook, rake

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