Pezophaps (Noun)
Meaning
Constituted by the extinct solitaire.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The pezophaps was a large, flightless bird that once inhabited the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean.
- Pezophaps solitaria is an extinct species of bird that was discovered in the late 18th century.
- The pezophaps was closely related to the dodo, another extinct bird that lived on the nearby island of Mauritius.
- Unfortunately, the pezophaps was hunted to extinction by humans and introduced animals in the late 18th century.
- The pezophaps is now considered a symbol of the devastating impact of human activity on island ecosystems.