terror bird

noun

Any member of the family Phorusrhacidae of extinct flightless birds endemic to South America during the Cenozoic; a phorusrhacid.

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Meanings

nounterror bird (plural terror birds)

plural terror birds

  1. Any member of the family Phorusrhacidae of extinct flightless birds endemic to South America during the Cenozoic; a phorusrhacid.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phorusrhacid

Translations

Dutch schrikvogel
  • schrikvogelphorusrhacid
German Terrorvogel
  • Terrorvogelphorusrhacid
Korean 공포새
  • 공포새 (gongposae)phorusrhacid
Portuguese ave do terror
  • ave do terrorphorusrhacid
Cite this entry
APA

terror bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terror%20bird

MLA

“terror bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terror%20bird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terror bird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terror%20bird.

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