Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phorusrhacid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-rus-rhacid
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the extinct flightless birds of the family Phorusrhacidae, which inhabited South America from the early Cenozoic era until about 0.1 million years ago.

Example Sentences

"Phorusrhacids have excellent eyesight, so as the Earth continues its path around the sun, and the seasons change, the darkness will not be an encumbrance."

Inflected Forms

phorusrhacids (plural)

Synonyms

terror bird

Questions

What does phorusrhacid mean?: Any of the extinct flightless birds of the family Phorusrhacidae, which inhabited South America from the early Cenozoic era until about 0.1 million years ago.

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