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Numididae

noun

guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar

• Syn: ↑subfamily Numididae, ↑Numidinae, ↑subfamily Numidinae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Numida, ↑genus Numida

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\\n(y)üˈmidəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

: a family of African and Madagascan birds that are closely related to the pheasants and peacocks and often included with them in the family Phasianidae and that comprise the guinea fowls — see numida

Useful english dictionary. 2012.