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FAMILY CORACIIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rollers
Synonyms:
Coraciidae; family Coraciidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Coraciidae" 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 Coraciidae"):
roller (Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers)
Coracias; genus Coracias (type genus of the Coraciidae)
Holonyms ("family Coraciidae" is a member of...):
Coraciiformes; order Coraciiformes (rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies)
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