CUCULIFORMES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Cuckoos; touracos; etc.

Synonyms:

Cuculiformes; order Cuculiformes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Cuculiformes"):

cuculiform bird (birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos))

Cuculidae; family Cuculidae (includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner)

family Musophagidae; Musophagidae (touracos)

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

Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)