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FAMILY BOMBYCILLIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A family of birds of the suborder Oscines
Synonyms:
Bombycillidae; family Bombycillidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Bombycillidae" 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 Bombycillidae"):
Bombycilla; genus bombycilla (waxwings)
Holonyms ("family Bombycillidae" is a member of...):
Oscines; Passeres; suborder Oscines; suborder Passeres (two names for the suborder of typical songbirds)
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