diatryma

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Synonyms: diatreme, diatoma

Antonyms: diatreme, diatoma

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Noun

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

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