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PHAETHONTIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phaethontidae mean?
• PHAETHONTIDAE (noun)
The noun PHAETHONTIDAE has 1 sense:
1. tropicbirds
Familiarity information: PHAETHONTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropicbirds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Phaethontidae; Phaethontidae
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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