SAGITTARIIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sagittariidae mean? 

• SAGITTARIIDAE (noun)
  The noun SAGITTARIIDAE has 1 sense:

1. secretary birds

  Familiarity information: SAGITTARIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAGITTARIIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secretary birds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Sagittariidae; Sagittariidae

Hypernyms ("Sagittariidae" 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 "Sagittariidae"):

genus Sagittarius; Sagittarius (type genus of the Sagittariidae)

Holonyms ("Sagittariidae" 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)