notornis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
/nə(ʊ)ˈtɔːnɪs/(UK)
Definition of notornis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(New-Zealand)The takahe, Porphyrio mantelli, a flightless rail native to New Zealand.
“The weather had been exceptionally severe, and it is supposed that this was how the Notornis came to be found on the flats, having been driven down from the high country.”
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Etymology
From translingual Notornis (“a genus name”), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
Words you can make from notornis
120 playable · top: INTRONS (7 pts)
Best play introns 7 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
28 words- INROS 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NONIS 5 pts
- NOONS 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- ONION 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- RONIN 5 pts
- ROOST 5 pts
- ROOTS 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- ROTOS 5 pts
- SNOOT 5 pts
- SNORT 5 pts
- TIROS 5 pts
- TOONS 5 pts
- TOROS 5 pts
- TORSI 5 pts
- TORSO 5 pts
- TRIOS 5 pts
- TROIS 5 pts
4-letter words
38 words- INNS 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOON 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- ONOS 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- OOTS 4 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROOS 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SOON 4 pts
- SOOT 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TORS 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
3-letter words
28 words2-letter words
12 wordsFind your best play with notornis
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