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What (who) is Epiornis - definition
GENUS OF BIRDS (FOSSIL)
Aepyornus; Aepyornis maximus; Aepyornis gracilis; Aepyornis medius; Aepyornis hildebrandti; Vorompata; Aepiornis; Epiornis; Epyornis
![''Aepyornis'' eggs, [[Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle]], Paris](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aepyornis eggs.jpg?width=200 "''Aepyornis'' eggs, [[Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle]], Paris")
.png?width=200 "Artist's restoration of ''Aepyornis maximus.''")
![Size of ''Aepyornis maximus'' (purple) compared to a human, an ostrich, and some non-avian [[theropod]] [[dinosaur]]s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Giantbirds.svg?width=200 "Size of ''Aepyornis maximus'' (purple) compared to a human, an ostrich, and some non-avian [[theropod]] [[dinosaur]]s")
Epiornis
·noun One of the gigantic ostrichlike birds of the genus Aepiornis, only recently extinct. Its remains have been found in Madagascar.
aepyornis
[?i:p?'?:n?s]
¦ noun an extinct giant flightless bird, found in Madagascar. [Genus Aepyornis.]
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk aipus 'high' + ornis 'bird'.
Aepyornis
·noun A gigantic bird found fossil in Madagascar.
Wikipedia
Aepyornis
Aepyornis is a genus of aepyornithid, one of three genera of ratite birds endemic to Madagascar until their extinction sometime around 1000 CE. The species A. maximus weighed up to 540 kilograms (1,200 lb), and until recently was regarded as the largest known bird of all time. However, in 2018 the largest aepyornithid specimens, weighing up to 730 kilograms (1,600 lb), were moved to the related genus Vorombe, however, later genetic studies regarded Vorombe as synonymous with A. maximus. Its closest living relative is the New Zealand kiwi.
