HyperDic: family_cathartidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Cathartidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Cathartidae, Cathartidaecondors
English > family Cathartidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcondors; turkey buzzards; king vultures.
SynonymCathartidae
Member ofFalconiformes, order Falconiformeschiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe
MembersCathartes, genus Cathartestype genus of the Cathartidae
Coragyps, genus CoragypsA genus of Cathartidae
Gymnogyps, genus GymnogypsContaining solely the California condor
New World vulture, cathartidlarge birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
Sarcorhamphus, genus Sarcorhamphususually containing only the king vulture
Vultur, genus VulturA bird that is usually restricted to the Andean condor
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishcatártidos, Cathartidae, familia Cathartidae
Catalancatàrtids, Cathartidae

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