brontornithid

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounbrontornithid (plural brontornithids)

plural brontornithids

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

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