- family Anhimidae
- nounscreamers• Syn: ↑Anhimidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Anseriformes, ↑order Anseriformes• Member Meronyms: ↑screamer, ↑Anhima, ↑genus Anhima, ↑Chauna, ↑genus Chauna
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family Anhimidae
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Anhimidae — n. a family of aquatic birds of South America. They are called {screamers} due to their harsh trumpeting call. Syn: family {Anhimidae}. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anhimidae — noun screamers • Syn: ↑family Anhimidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Anseriformes, ↑order Anseriformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird family — noun a family of warm blooded egg laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Struthionidae, ↑family Struthionidae, ↑Casuaridae, ↑family Casuaridae, ↑Apterygidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
screamers — Anhimidae Anhimidae n. a family of aquatic birds of South America. They are called {screamers} due to their harsh trumpeting call. Syn: family {Anhimidae}. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anseriformes — Taxobox name = Anseriformes image width = 220px image caption = Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ), a member of the Anatidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Galloanserae ordo = Anseriformes… … Wikipedia
Screamer — Taxobox name = Screamers image width = 240px image caption = Crested Screamers ( Chauna torquata ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Galloanserae ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anhimidae… … Wikipedia
anseriform — ▪ bird order Introduction any of the 150 species comprising the bird order Anseriformes, which comprises the ducks (duck), geese (goose), and swans (swan) (family Anatidae) and the screamers (the three species of family Anhimidae). Anatidae… … Universalium
Northern Screamer — Conservation status Near Threatened ( … Wikipedia
screamer — /skree meuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that screams. 2. Informal. something or someone causing screams of excitement, laughter, or the like. 3. Print. Slang. an exclamation point. 4. Journalism. a. a sensational headline. b. banner (def. 7). Cf.… … Universalium
Anhima — noun type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers • Syn: ↑genus Anhima • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Anhimidae, ↑family Anhimidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
