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Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocoracidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Phalacrocoracidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Suliformes – cormorants and shags.
Hypernyms
- (family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces. Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Pelecaniformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Phalacrocorax, †Nambashag - genera
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276