Epiornis \Ep`i*or"nis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. ['e]piornis. See
{[AE]pyornis}.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the gigantic ostrichlike birds of the genus
{[AE]piornis}, only recently extinct. Its remains have been
found in Madagascar. [Written also {[AE]pyornis}.]
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