| NOUN | animal | Sulidae, family Sulidae | gannets and boobies |
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| Meaning | gannets and boobies. | |
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| Synonym | family Sulidae | |
| Member of | Pelecaniformes, order Pelecaniformes | pelicans |
| Members | Sula, genus Sula | type genus of the Sulidae |
| gannet | large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging / plunging dives for fish | |
| Broader | bird family | A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
| Spanish | familia Sulidae, Sulidae, súlidos | |
| Catalan | Sulidae, súlids | |
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