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n. - Type genus of the large moas.

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  • They set up the pelvis and leg bones and then, with plaster or some substance, and by working in proportion, they reconstructed the Dinornis, which is about the shape of...
  • The Dinornis is a good example.
  • Take, for instance, the Dinornis -- and before we go any farther let me see if you can give me a good English name for the creature.
  • The Diro eggshell (Dinornis robustus) from the South Island moa was one used to pinpoint genetic material by researchers
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