• (n.) An extinct eocene bird from New Mexico, larger than the ostrich.
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extinct, giant flightless bird found as fossils in Early Eocene rocks in North America and Europe (the Eocene Epoch lasted from 57.8 to 36.6 million ... [1 related articles]
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Diatryma were human-sized, heavily-built, flightless extinct birds that date from the Tertiary to the early Eocene (38 million to 2 million years ago). They were about 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, had thick legs with clawed feet, tiny wings, and huge, powerful, hooked beaks on a big head. They were probably carnivores (although there is some controversy ab...
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Di`a·try'ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek
dia` through + ... hole.]
(Paleon.) An extinct eocene bird from New Mexico, larger than the ostrich.
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