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FALCONIFORMES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
Synonyms:
Falconiformes; order Falconiformes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Falconiformes" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Falconiformes"):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
Falconidae; family Falconidae (a family of birds of the order Falconiformes)
family Pandionidae; Pandionidae (ospreys)
family Sagittariidae; Sagittariidae (secretary birds)
Cathartidae; family Cathartidae (condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures)
Holonyms ("Falconiformes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)
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