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FAMILY ALAUDIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Alaudidae; family Alaudidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Alaudidae" 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 "family Alaudidae"):
lark (any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing)
Alauda; genus Alauda (type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks)
Holonyms ("family Alaudidae" is a member of...):
Oscines; Passeres; suborder Oscines; suborder Passeres (two names for the suborder of typical songbirds)