| NOUN | animal | Balaenicipitidae, family Balaenicipitidae | shoebills |
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| Meaning | shoebills. | |
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| Synonym | family Balaenicipitidae | |
| Member of | Ciconiiformes, order Ciconiiformes | Order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet |
| Members | Balaeniceps, genus Balaeniceps | type genus of the Balaenicipitidae |
| Broader | bird family | A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
| Spanish | Balaenicipitidae, familia Balaenicipitidae | |
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