Translingual

Proper noun

Ciconiidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Ciconiiformes – storks.

Hypernyms

• (family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Ciconiiformes - order; Ciconii - suborder; Ciconiida - parvorder; Ciconioidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Mycteria, Anastomus, Ciconia, Ephippiorhynchus, Jabiru, Leptoptilos - genera

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276