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FAMILY PHALACROCORACIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
family Phalacrocoracidae; Phalacrocoracidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Phalacrocoracidae" 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 Phalacrocoracidae"):
genus Phalacrocorax; Phalacrocorax (type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae)
Holonyms ("family Phalacrocoracidae" is a member of...):
order Pelecaniformes; Pelecaniformes (pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants)