Definition of Aphanapteryx
:a genus consisting of two extinct species (Aphanapteryx bonasia and Aphanapteryx leguati) of large, long-billed, flightless rails formerly inhabiting the Mascarene Islands
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Aphanapteryx
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Aph·a·nap·ter·yx
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ˌafəˈnaptə(ˌ)riks
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Origin and Etymology of aphanapteryx
New Latin, from aphan- + Apteryx
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