diatryma

词形变化

diatrymas 复数 diatrymas

释义与例句

n.
  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.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary