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PHALACROCORACIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Cormorants

Synonyms:

family Phalacrocoracidae; Phalacrocoracidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Phalacrocoracidae" 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 "Phalacrocoracidae"):

genus Phalacrocorax; Phalacrocorax (type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae)

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

order Pelecaniformes; Pelecaniformes (pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants)

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