Akademik

Opisthocomidae

noun

comprising the hoatzins

• Syn: ↑family Opisthocomidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑Opisthocomus, ↑genus Opisthocomus

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\\əˌpisthəˈkäməˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

: a family of birds coextensive with the suborder Opisthocomi

Useful english dictionary. 2012.