HyperDic: family_otididae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Otididae:
NOUNanimalfamily Otididae, Otididaebustards
English > family Otididae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbustards.
SynonymOtididae
Member ofGruiformes, order Gruiformesinland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food
MembersChoriotis, genus ChoriotisAustralian bustard
Otis, genus Otistype genus of the Otididae
bustardlarge heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial / terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishfamilia Otididae, Otididae, otídidos
CatalanOtididae, otídids

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