…General term for birds of the family Dinornithidae in the order Ostrich (or Moa). Also called trepid birds. This family consists of six genera and about 19 species, differing in size and beak shape. They lived only on the northern and southern islands of New Zealand, but all species became extinct at the latest by the beginning of the 19th century. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kyochou" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ダチョウ目(またはモア目)モア科Dinornithidaeの鳥の総称。キョウチョウ(恐鳥)ともいう。この科は,大きさやくちばしの形が異なる6属約19種からなり,ニュージーランドの南北両島に限って生息していたが,おそくとも19世紀の初めころまでにはすべての種が絶滅した。… ※「キョウチョウ」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 |
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