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FAMILY PICIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Woodpeckers
Synonyms:
family Picidae; Picidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Picidae" 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 Picidae"):
pecker; peckerwood; woodpecker (bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects)
genus Picus; Picus (type genus of Picidae)
genus Picoides; Picoides; Colaptes; genus Colaptes; Campephilus; genus Campephilus; genus Melanerpes; Melanerpes; genus Sphyrapicus; Sphyrapicus (a genus of Picidae)
genus Jynx; Jynx (wrynecks)
genus Picumnus; Picumnus (a genus of Picidae)
Holonyms ("family Picidae" is a member of...):
order Piciformes; Piciformes (woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans)
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