Definitions for dinornithiformes
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1. Dinornithiformes, order Dinornithiformesnoun

   a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand

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1. dinornithiformes

   Moa (order Dinornithiformes) are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand. There were nine species (in six genera). The two largest species, Dinornis robustus and Dinornis novaezelandiae, reached about 3.6 metres (12 ft) in height with neck outstretched, and weighed about 230 kilograms (510 lb) while the smallest, the bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis), was around the size of a turkey. Estimates of the moa population when Polynesians settled New Zealand circa 1300 vary between 58,000 and approximately 2.5 million.Moa are traditionally placed in the ratite group. However, their closest relatives have been found by genetic studies to be the flighted South American tinamous, once considered to be a sister group to ratites. The nine species of moa were the only wingless birds, lacking even the vestigial wings that all other ratites have. They were the largest terrestrial animals and dominant herbivores in New Zealand's forest, shrubland, and subalpine ecosystems until the arrival of the Māori, and were hunted only by the Haast's eagle. Moa extinction occurred within 100 years of human settlement of New Zealand, primarily due to overhunting.

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1. dinornithiformes

   Dinornithiformes, commonly known as moas, were a group of flightless birds that were endemic to New Zealand. They belonged to the extinct ratite group, which also includes ostriches, emu, and kiwi. Moas are characterized by their large size, long necks, and strong, muscular legs. They were hunted to extinction by the early Maori people by the year 1500.

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   The numerical value of dinornithiformes in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of dinornithiformes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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