| 单词 | elephant bird |
| 释义 | elephant bird in British Englishnoun another name for aepyornis aepyornis in British English (ˌiːpɪˈɔːnɪs) noun any of the large extinct flightless birds of the genus Aepyornis, remains of which have been found in Madagascar Word origin C19: New Latin, from Greek aipus high + ornis birdelephant bird in American Englishnoun any of several huge, extinct, flightless birds of the genus Aepyornis, of Madagascar, reaching a height of about 9 ft. (2.7 m) Word origin [1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, classified, lineup, scrum, sensitizationExamples of 'elephant bird' in a sentence |
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