diatryma

Diatryma skeleton

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • From Translingual Diatryma (genus), a former name for the genus, from Ancient Greek διατρήμα.

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