HyperDic: family_cariamidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Cariamidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Cariamidae, Cariamidaecrane-like South American wading birds
English > family Cariamidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningCrane-like South American wading birds.
SynonymCariamidae
Member ofGruiformes, order Gruiformesinland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food
MembersCariama, genus CariamaThe type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama
genus ChungaA genus of Cariamidae
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
SpanishCariamidae, familia Cariamidae
CatalanCariamidae

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