AEPYORNIS Meaning of AEPYORNIS in English [ ˌi:pɪ'ɔ:nɪs ]■ noun an extinct giant flightless bird, found in Madagascar. [Genus Aepyornis .]OriginC19: mod. L., from Gk aipus 'high' + ornis 'bird'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004