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    FAMILY TROCHILIDAE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Hummingbirdsplay

    Synonyms:

    family Trochilidae; Trochilidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Trochilidae" 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 "family Trochilidae"):

    hummingbird (tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight)

    Archilochus; genus Archilochus (a genus of Trochilidae)

    Chalcostigma; genus Chalcostigma; genus Ramphomicron; Ramphomicron (thornbills)

    Holonyms ("family Trochilidae" is a member of...):

    Apodiformes; order Apodiformes (swifts; hummingbirds)

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