HyperDic: family_cracticidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Cracticidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Cracticidae, CracticidaeAustralian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae
English > family Cracticidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAustralian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae.
SynonymCracticidae
Member ofOscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder PasseresTwo names for the suborder of typical songbirds
MembersAustralian magpieBlack-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
Cracticus, genus Cracticustype genus of the Cracticidae
Gymnorhina, genus GymnorhinaIn some classifications placed in the family Laniidae
Strepera, genus Streperabell magpies
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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