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Meliphagoidea
Meliphagoidea
Translingual
Proper noun
Meliphagoidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the parvorder Corvida – many passerine birds.
Usage notes
Recent work recommends restructuring Pardalotidae, moving many genera to family Acanthizidae.
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder
Hyponyms
- (superfamily): Ephthianuridae, Maluridae, Meliphagidae, Pardalotidae (families)