FREGATIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Frigate birds

Synonyms:

family Fregatidae; Fregatidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Fregatidae" 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 "Fregatidae"):

Fregata; genus Fregata (type genus of the Fregatidae)

Holonyms ("Fregatidae" is a member of...):

order Pelecaniformes; Pelecaniformes (pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants)