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Elefantenvogel
Any of the very large extinct flightless birds that make up the genera Aepyornis and…Any of the very large extinct flightless birds that make up the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis within family Aepyornithidae, and lived in Madagascar until the 17th or 18th century; especially †Aepyornis maximus.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the very large extinct flightless birds that make up the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis within family Aepyornithidae, and lived in Madagascar until the 17th or 18th century; especially †Aepyornis maximus.
Elefantenvogel
huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
Translations
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By meaning 1
extinct flightless bird:
Origin
Apparently from Marco Polo's description of the legendary roc as being capable of seizingApparently from Marco Polo's description of the legendary roc as being capable of seizing a small elephant.
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