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GAVIIFORMES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms
Synonyms:
Gaviiformes; order Gaviiformes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gaviiformes" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Gaviiformes"):
gaviiform seabird (seabirds of the order Gaviiformes)
family Gavidae; Gavidae (loon family)
Holonyms ("Gaviiformes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)