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GAVIIFORM SEABIRD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gaviiform seabird" is a kind of...):
sea bird; seabird; seafowl (a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gaviiform seabird"):
diver; loon (large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes)
Holonyms ("gaviiform seabird" is a member of...):
Gaviiformes; order Gaviiformes (large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms)
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