HyperDic: order_falconiformes

English > 1 sense of the expression order Falconiformes:
NOUNanimalorder Falconiformes, Falconiformeschiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe
English > order Falconiformes: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningchiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures.
SynonymFalconiformes
Member ofAves, class Aves(ornithology) the class of birds
MembersAccipitridae, family Accipitridaehawks
Cathartidae, family Cathartidaecondors
Falconidae, family FalconidaeA family of birds of the order Falconiformes
Pandionidae, family Pandionidaeospreys
Sagittariidae, family Sagittariidaesecretary birds
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishfalconiformes
Catalanfalconiformes, Falconiformes

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