ANHINGIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Snakebirds

Synonyms:

Anhingidae; family Anhingidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Anhingidae" is a kind of...):

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Meronyms (members of "Anhingidae"):

genus Anhinga (type genus of the Anhingidae)

Holonyms ("Anhingidae" is a member of...):

order Pelecaniformes; Pelecaniformes (pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants)