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AEPYORNIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes

Synonyms:

Aepyornidae; family Aepyornidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Aepyornidae" 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 "Aepyornidae"):

genus Aepyornis (type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds)

Holonyms ("Aepyornidae" is a member of...):

Aepyorniformes; order Aepyorniformes (huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds)

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