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Diatryma

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Noun
  1. 1
    A big-beaked prehistoric bird in the genus Gastornis, larger than the ostrich, believed to have become extinct 15- to 25-million years ago due to a vast climate change.

Etymology

From translingual †Diatryma, a former name for the genus, from Ancient Greek διατρήμα (diatrḗma, “canoe”).

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