a large extinct flightless bird resembling the emu, formerly found in New Zealand 巨恐鸟
Family Dinornithidae: several genera and species; Dinornis maximus is the tallest known bird at over 3 m, but Megalapteryx didinus, which may have survived until the early 19th century, was much smaller 恐鸟科:数属及种。大恐鸟高达3米,是已知最高的鸟,但可能直到19世纪早期才灭绝的南岛恐鸟却要小得多