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ALAUDIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alaudidae mean?
• ALAUDIDAE (noun)
The noun ALAUDIDAE has 1 sense:
1. larks
Familiarity information: ALAUDIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Alaudidae; family Alaudidae
Hypernyms ("Alaudidae" 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 "Alaudidae"):
lark (any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing)
Alauda; genus Alauda (type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks)
Holonyms ("Alaudidae" is a member of...):
Oscines; Passeres; suborder Oscines; suborder Passeres (two names for the suborder of typical songbirds)
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