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TROCHILIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hummingbirds

Synonyms:

family Trochilidae; Trochilidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("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 "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 ("Trochilidae" is a member of...):

Apodiformes; order Apodiformes (swifts; hummingbirds)

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