Aphanapteryx

noun

Aph·​a·​nap·​ter·​yx

ˌafəˈnaptə(ˌ)riks

: a genus consisting of two extinct species (Aphanapteryx bonasia and Aphanapteryx leguati) of large, long-billed, flightless rails formerly inhabiting the Mascarene Islands

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from aphan- + Apteryx

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