cariamidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cariamidae*:
NOUN	animal	Cariamidae, family Cariamidae	crane-like South American wading birds

English > *Cariamidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Crane-like South American wading birds.
Synonym	family Cariamidae
Member of	Gruiformes, order Gruiformes	inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food
Members	Cariama, genus Cariama	The type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama
Members	genus Chunga	A genus of Cariamidae
Broader	bird family	A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanish	Cariamidae, familia Cariamidae
Catalan	Cariamidae

HyperDic: cariamidae