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noun
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
Also called takahe.
Origin:
1840–50; < Neo-Latin: name of the genus < Greek nót(os) the south + órnis bird
1840–50; < Neo-Latin: name of the genus < Greek nót(os) the south + órnis bird
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Notornis
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| notornis (nəʊˈtɔːnɪs) | |
| —n | |
| See takahe a rare flightless rail of the genus Notornis, of New Zealand | |
| [C19: New Latin, from Greek notos south + ornis bird] | |
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