- family Gavidae
- nounloon family• Syn: ↑Gavidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Gaviiformes, ↑order Gaviiformes• Member Meronyms: ↑Gavia, ↑genus Gavia
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family Gavidae
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Gavidae — prop. n. A natural family of birds including the loons. Syn: family {Gavidae}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gavidae — noun loon family • Syn: ↑family Gavidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Gaviiformes, ↑order Gaviiformes • 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
Gavia — noun type genus of the Gavidae: loons • Syn: ↑genus Gavia • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gavidae, ↑family Gavidae • Member Meronyms: ↑lo … Useful english dictionary
genus Gavia — noun type genus of the Gavidae: loons • Syn: ↑Gavia • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gavidae, ↑family Gavidae • Member Meronyms: ↑loon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Gaviiformes — noun large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms • Syn: ↑order Gaviiformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Gaviiformes — noun large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms • Syn: ↑Gaviiformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Great Northern Loon — Adult in breeding plumage in Wisconsin, USA Conservation status … Wikipedia
