HyperDic: family_steatornithidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Steatornithidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Steatornithidae, Steatornithidaeoilbirds
English > family Steatornithidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningoilbirds.
SynonymSteatornithidae
Member ofCaprimulgiformes, order Caprimulgiformesgoatsuckers
MembersSteatornis, genus Steatornistype and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishfamilia Steatornithidae, Steatornithidae

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