- family Opisthocomidae
- nouncomprising the hoatzins• Syn: ↑Opisthocomidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes• Member Meronyms: ↑Opisthocomus, ↑genus Opisthocomus
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family Opisthocomidae
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Opisthocomidae — Opisthocomids Temporal range: Oligocene Recent, 24–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Opisthocomidae — noun comprising the hoatzins • Syn: ↑family Opisthocomidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes • 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
Hoatzin — by Beni River, Bolivia Conservation status … Wikipedia
cuculiform — ▪ bird order Introduction any member of a cosmopolitan group of birds (bird) containing two very distinct families, the cuckoos (cuckoo) (Cuculidae) and the hoatzin (Opisthocomidae). Family Cuculidae is the much larger group, containing about… … Universalium
galliform — ▪ order of birds Introduction any of the gallinaceous (that is, fowl like or chickenlike (chicken)) birds (bird). The order includes about 290 species, of which the best known are the turkeys (turkey), chickens, quail, partridge, pheasant and… … Universalium
Galliformes — noun pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins • Syn: ↑order Galliformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves … Useful english dictionary
order Galliformes — noun pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins • Syn: ↑Galliformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves … Useful english dictionary
genus Opisthocomus — noun type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins • Syn: ↑Opisthocomus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Opisthocomidae, ↑family Opisthocomidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Opisthocomus — noun type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins • Syn: ↑genus Opisthocomus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Opisthocomidae, ↑family Opisthocomidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
