HyperDic: family_ciconiidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Ciconiidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Ciconiidae, Ciconiidaestorks
English > family Ciconiidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningstorks.
SynonymCiconiidae
Member ofCiconiiformes, order CiconiiformesOrder of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet
MembersAnastomus, genus Anastomusopenbills
Ciconia, genus Ciconiatype genus of the Ciconiidae
Ephippiorhynchus, genus Ephippiorhynchussaddlebills
Leptoptilus, genus Leptoptilusadjutant birds and marabous
Mycteria, genus MycteriaA genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis
Xenorhyncus, genus XenorhyncusEast Indian and Australian storks
genus Jabirujabirus
storklarge mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishcicónidos, Ciconiidae, familia Ciconiidae
Catalancicònids

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