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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Delthyris \Del*thy"ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`lta the name of the
   letter [Delta] + thy`ra door.] (Zool.)
   A name formerly given to certain Silurian brachiopod shells
   of the genus Spirifer.
   [1913 Webster]

   Delthyris limestone (Geol.), one of the divisions of the
      Upper Silurian rocks in New York.
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