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Raphidae

noun

extinct dodos and solitaires

• Syn: ↑family Raphidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Columbiformes, ↑order Columbiformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑Raphus, ↑genus Raphus, ↑Pezophaps, ↑genus Pezophaps

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\\ˈrafəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Raphus, type genus + -idae

: a family of extinct flightless birds (order Columbiformes) related to the pigeons and comprising the dodos and solitaires

Useful english dictionary. 2012.