elephant bird

Etymology
Apparently from 's description of the legendary roc as being capable of seizing a small elephant.

Noun

 * 1) Any of the very large extinct flightless birds that make up the genera Aepyornis and  within family, and lived in Madagascar until the 17th or 18th century; especially †.

Translations

 * Catalan: ocell elefant
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 隆鳥
 * Finnish: norsulintu
 * French:
 * German: Elefantenvogel
 * Korean: 코끼리새
 * Spanish: ave elefante