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Definition of Opisthocomidae
1. Noun. Comprising the hoatzins.
Exact synonyms: Family Opisthocomidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Galliformes, Order Galliformes
Member holonyms: Genus Opisthocomus, Opisthocomus
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Galliformes, Order Galliformes
Member holonyms: Genus Opisthocomus, Opisthocomus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opisthocomidae
Literary usage of Opisthocomidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"... urogallus at Kent's Hole near Torquay and in the caves of Teesdale in England.
Fam. VII. Opisthocomidae.—The curious and highly specialized Hoatzin ..."
2. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"... hoa:in; Aves, Opisthocomidae). Journal ot 'Comparative Physiology B 163:594-601.
Dominguez-Bello MG, Pacheco MA, Ruiz MC, Michelangeli E. ..."
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