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PHAETHONTIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropicbirds
Synonyms:
family Phaethontidae; Phaethontidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phaethontidae" 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 "Phaethontidae"):
genus Phaethon; Phaethon (type genus of the Phaethontidae)
Holonyms ("Phaethontidae" is a member of...):
order Pelecaniformes; Pelecaniformes (pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants)
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