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Chordeilinae
Chordeilinae
Translingual
Proper noun
Chordeilinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caprimulgidae – the nighthawks.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae - family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Chordeiles, Lurocalis, Nyctiprogne, Podager - genera