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PANDIONIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
family Pandionidae; Pandionidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pandionidae" 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 "Pandionidae"):
genus Pandion; Pandion (type genus of the Pandionidae)
Holonyms ("Pandionidae" is a member of...):
Falconiformes; order Falconiformes (chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures)