GAVIIFORMES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms

Synonyms:

Gaviiformes; order Gaviiformes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Gaviiformes" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Gaviiformes"):

gaviiform seabird (seabirds of the order Gaviiformes)

family Gavidae; Gavidae (loon family)

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

Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)