elephant bird
elephant bird
nounDefinition of ELEPHANT BIRD
: any of a group (genus Aepyornis or order Aepyornithiformes) of gigantic flightless ratite birds known only from remains found in Madagascar
First Known Use of ELEPHANT BIRD
circa 1889
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