- family Anhingidae
- nounsnakebirds• Syn: ↑Anhingidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Pelecaniformes, ↑order Pelecaniformes• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Anhinga
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family Anhingidae
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Anhingidae — noun snakebirds • Syn: ↑family Anhingidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Pelecaniformes, ↑order Pelecaniformes • 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
Darter — For other uses, see Darter (disambiguation). Darters Temporal range: Early Miocene – Recent 18–0 Ma … Wikipedia
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Cormorant — Cormorants and shags Temporal range: Late Cretaceous? – Recent … Wikipedia
pelecaniform — [pel΄ ə kan′ə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants * * * ▪ bird Introduction any of the relatively large and… … Universalium
order Pelecaniformes — noun pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants • Syn: ↑Pelecaniformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Pelecaniformes — noun pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants • Syn: ↑order Pelecaniformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
genus Anhinga — noun type genus of the Anhingidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Anhingidae, ↑family Anhingidae • Member Meronyms: ↑snakebird, ↑anhinga, ↑darter … Useful english dictionary
anhinga — /an hing geuh/, n. any of various totipalmate swimming birds of the family Anhingidae, having a very long and flexible neck. Also called snakebird, water turkey. [1760 70; < Pg < Tupi ayingá] * * * or snakebird Any fish eating bird of the family… … Universalium
