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FAMILY CARIAMIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crane-like South American wading birds
Synonyms:
Cariamidae; family Cariamidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Cariamidae" 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 Cariamidae"):
Cariama; genus Cariama (the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama)
genus Chunga (a genus of Cariamidae)
Holonyms ("family Cariamidae" is a member of...):
Gruiformes; order Gruiformes (inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards)
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