Epiornis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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