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Sulidae

noun

gannets and boobies

• Syn: ↑family Sulidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pelecaniformes, ↑order Pelecaniformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑gannet, ↑Sula, ↑genus Sula

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\\ˈsüləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

: a small family of sea birds (order Pelecaniformes) comprising the boobies and gannets

Useful english dictionary. 2012.