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a bird so big it ate elephants for breakfast and folklore for dinner.
means A giant mythical bird of Middle Eastern and Persian legend, large enough to carry off elephants in its talons.
from From Arabic 'rukhkh,' itself likely borrowed from Persian 'ruk.' The creature soared into European imagination through the 'One Thousand and One Nights' tales of Sindbad, and later through Marco Polo, who reported hearing of a monstrous bird near Madagascar — possibly garbled news of the real, flightless (but very large) elephant bird that once lived there.
- flight cargo
- Legends claim it lifted elephants in its talons
- sinbad foe
- Trapped sailors in Arabian Nights tales
- possible origin
- Inspired by real extinct giant eagles
- egg size
- Said to dwarf entire ships in stories
- name meaning
- From Persian 'rukh,' also the chess rook
for instance
roc in arabian nights — mythical bird in 'sinbad the sailor' tales that carries off elephants
roc mountains — rock formation in madagascar, site of endemic species