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Aphanapteryx

noun
Aph·​a·​nap·​ter·​yx | \ ˌafəˈnaptə(ˌ)riks\

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

History and Etymology for Aphanapteryx

New Latin, from aphan- + Apteryx

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