Phororhacos

noun

Pho·​ro·​rha·​cos

fəˈrȯrəˌkäs

: a genus of prehistoric birds that is the type of the family Phororhacidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek phōr thief + rhakos rag

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