dinornithid

adjective

din·​or·​ni·​thid

(ˈ)dī¦nȯrnəthə̇d

variants or dinornithic

¦⸗ˌ⸗¦nithik

: of or relating to the Dinornithidae

Word History

Etymology

dinornithid after New Latin Dinornithidae dinornithidae ; dinornithic from New Latin Dinornith-, Dinornis dinornis + -ic entry 1

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