NOUN | animal | Falconiformes, order Falconiformes | chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe |
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Meaning | chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures. | |
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Synonym | order Falconiformes | |
Member of | Aves, class Aves | (ornithology) the class of birds |
Members | Accipitridae, family Accipitridae | hawks |
Cathartidae, family Cathartidae | condors | |
Falconidae, family Falconidae | A family of birds of the order Falconiformes | |
Pandionidae, family Pandionidae | ospreys | |
Sagittariidae, family Sagittariidae | secretary birds | |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
Spanish | falconiformes | |
Catalan | falconiformes, Falconiformes |
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