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brontornithid

brontornithid noun: any of the giant extinct carnivorous birds in the phorusrhacid subfamily Brontornithinae (formerly the family Brontornithidae).

Noun

brontornithid (plural brontornithids)

  1. Any of the giant extinct carnivorous birds in the phorusrhacid subfamily Brontornithinae (formerly the family Brontornithidae).

Forms of brontornithid

pluralbrontornithids

Questions about brontornithid

What does brontornithid mean?
Brontornithid means any of the giant extinct carnivorous birds in the phorusrhacid subfamily Brontornithinae (formerly the family Brontornithidae).
What part of speech is brontornithid?
Brontornithid is a noun.
What is the plural of brontornithid?
The plural of brontornithid is brontornithids.

Words near brontornithid in the dictionary

  1. brontology
  2. brontomancy
  3. brontometer
  4. brontometers
  5. brontophobia
  6. brontornithid
  7. brontornithids
  8. brontos
  9. brontosaur
  10. brontosauri
  11. brontosaurs

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