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APODIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
Synonyms:
Apodidae; family Apodidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Apodidae" 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 "Apodidae"):
swift (a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight)
Apus; genus Apus (type genus)
Chateura; genus Chateura; Collocalia; genus Collocalia (a genus of Apodidae)
Holonyms ("Apodidae" is a member of...):
Apodiformes; order Apodiformes (swifts; hummingbirds)