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STEATORNITHIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
family Steatornithidae; Steatornithidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Steatornithidae" 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 "Steatornithidae"):
genus Steatornis; Steatornis (type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae)
Holonyms ("Steatornithidae" is a member of...):
Caprimulgiformes; order Caprimulgiformes (goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds)