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CORACIIDAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Coraciidae mean?

• CORACIIDAE (noun)
The noun CORACIIDAE has 1 sense:

1. rollers

Familiarity information: CORACIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CORACIIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Coraciidae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Rollers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Coraciidae; family Coraciidae

Hypernyms ("Coraciidae" is a kind of...):

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Meronyms (members of "Coraciidae"):

roller (Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers)

Coracias; genus Coracias (type genus of the Coraciidae)

Holonyms ("Coraciidae" is a member of...):

Coraciiformes; order Coraciiformes (rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies)

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