Bullockornis

Translingual

Etymology

Apparently from English Bullock (“a place name”) (after Bullock Creek, Australia) + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

†Bullockornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Dromornithidae – a single known extinct species of large flightless bird of Australia of the middle Miocene.

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