Dinornis \Di*nor"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ? bird.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which
formerly inhabited New Zealand. See {Moa}. [Written also
{Deinornis}.]
Dinornis
n : type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas [syn: {genus
Dinornis}]