Gastornithid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gastornithid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any extinct bird in the family Gastornithidae.
Meaning
(zoology) Any extinct bird in the family Gastornithidae.
Example Sentences
However, as the beaks lack hooks typical for carnivorous birds, and calcium isotopes in the bones do not support a meat-based diet (Angst et al., 2014), it is now assumed that gastornithids were herbivores.
Word Forms
- gastornithids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pelagornithid, teratornithid, presbyornithid, diatryma, baptornithid, eoenantiornithid.
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