Megalapteryx hectori (English name) Megalapteryx hectori

Japanese: Megalapteryx hectori(英語表記)Megalapteryxhectori
Megalapteryx hectori (English name) Megalapteryx hectori

…A large ratite resembling an emu. The largest species, Dinornis maximus , is thought to have reached a head height of about 3m and a weight of 250kg. The smallest, Megalapteryx hectori , was the size of a turkey. Its wings were degenerate, and it was completely incapable of flight. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Megalapteryx hectori" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一見エミューに似た大型の走鳥類で,最大種Dinornis maximusは頭高約3m,体重250kgに達したと考えられている。最小種Megalapteryx hectoriでもシチメンチョウ大の大きさがあった。翼は退化していて,飛ぶことはまったくできなかった。…

※「Megalapteryx hectori」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Megaira

>>:  Megali Idea (English spelling) MegaliIdea

Recommend

Brabant

A region in central Belgium. In French it is calle...

Mageshima Island

An uninhabited island located in the sea about 10k...

Pipe wrench

〘noun〙 (pipe wrench) A hand tool used for screwing...

Castellano - Castellano

...Thus Castilian came to be the standard form of...

Zvevo - Zvevo (English spelling) Italo Svevo

Italian author. His real name was Ettore Schmitz....

Radcliffe College

...Since then, Harvard has always played a leadin...

Sidereal year

The time it takes for the Earth to go from one poi...

Arm-furred brittle starfish - Arm-furred brittle starfish

A marine animal belonging to the phylum Echinoder...

Serotonin - Serotonin (English spelling)

A chemical transmitter (neurotransmitter) that is...

Lolita - Lolita (English spelling)

A full-length novel by American author Vladimir N...

Tomonori Hatta

A poet from the end of the Edo period to the Meij...

Rising doll - Okiagari Koboshi

Bodhidharma Daruma A toy made of a doll shaped li...

Greeting behavior - Greeting behavior

… Greeting expressions are further divided into v...

Mardawij b. Ziyar (English spelling)

...927-1090. Mardawij bin Ziyar (reigned 927-935)...

Cargo-only airport - Kamotsu Senyo Kuukou

...However, construction is relatively easy if an...