- family Aepyornidae
- nouncoextensive with the order Aepyorniformes• Syn: ↑Aepyornidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Aepyorniformes, ↑order Aepyorniformes• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Aepyornis
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family Aepyornidae
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Aepyornidae — n. 1. 1 coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes. Syn: family Aepyornidae [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aepyornidae — noun coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes • Syn: ↑family Aepyornidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Aepyorniformes, ↑order Aepyorniformes • 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
genus Aepyornis — noun type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Aepyornidae, ↑family Aepyornidae • Member Meronyms: ↑elephant bird, ↑aepyornis … Useful english dictionary
Aepyorniformes — noun huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds • Syn: ↑order Aepyorniformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Aepyorniformes — noun huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds • Syn: ↑Aepyorniformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
