n.隆鸟(一种产于马达加斯加岛的不会飞巨鸟;现已绝种)
The year of 1649 was the last year that the local people gun for Aepyornis. 1649年,是当地居民能够捕杀到隆鸟的最后一年。
Since then, humans cannot find the track of Aepyornis any more.Therefore, its name for the world’s biggest bird was given to ostrich because of the interference of human beings. 自此以后,人类再也没有发现过任何隆鸟的足迹,它的世界第一大鸟的称号也在人类的干涉之下让给了鸵鸟。
“Aepyornis” means birds with high-up body. “隆鸟”的意思即是“高高凸起的鸟”。