cathartidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cathartidae*:
NOUN	animal	Cathartidae, family Cathartidae	condors

English > *Cathartidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures.
Synonym	family Cathartidae
Member of	Falconiformes, order Falconiformes	chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe
Members	Cathartes, genus Cathartes	type genus of the Cathartidae
	Coragyps, genus Coragyps	A genus of Cathartidae
	Gymnogyps, genus Gymnogyps	Containing solely the California condor
	New World vulture, cathartid	large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
	Sarcorhamphus, genus Sarcorhamphus	usually containing only the king vulture
	Vultur, genus Vultur	A bird that is usually restricted to the Andean condor
Broader	bird family	A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanish	catártidos, Cathartidae, familia Cathartidae
Catalan	catàrtids, Cathartidae

HyperDic: cathartidae