ˌafəˈnaptə(ˌ)riks noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from aphan- + Apteryx
: a genus comprising a large long-billed flightless rail of Mauritius that has been exterminated by man
ˌafəˈnaptə(ˌ)riks noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from aphan- + Apteryx
: a genus comprising a large long-billed flightless rail of Mauritius that has been exterminated by man
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012