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Fregatidae
Overview
Define the English word Fregatidae below. Fregatidae is a proper noun. Also define these 4 related words and terms: family, order, Suliformes, and frigatebird.
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Fregatidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Suliformes – the frigatebirds.
Family definition
A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family. (1 of 12 family definitions)
Suliformes definition
A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – a recently accepted order containing the frigatebirds, boobies, cormorants, and darters.
Frigatebird definition
Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
Hyponyms
- (family): Fregata (sole genus)
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
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Fregatidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia -
Fregatidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies -
Fregatidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Fregatidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Fregatidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Fregatidae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Fregatidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Fregatidae at Paleology Database