HyperDic: family_sittidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Sittidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Sittidae, Sittidaenuthatches
English > family Sittidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningnuthatches.
SynonymSittidae
Member ofOscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder PasseresTwo names for the suborder of typical songbirds
MembersSitta, genus Sittatype genus of the Sittidae
nuthatch, nutcrackerAny of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishfamilia Sittidae, sítidos, Sittidae
Catalansítids, Sittidae

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