Palapteryx
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “ancient”) + Apteryx (“kiwi”).
Proper noun
[edit]†Palapteryx f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Palapterygidae – birds, fossils found in New Zealand, now included in Dinornis (giant moas).
References
[edit]- “Palapteryx”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dinornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dinornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dinornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dinornis at Paleobiology Database
