Definition of Phaethontidae

1. Noun. Tropicbirds.

Exact synonyms: Family Phaethontidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes
Member holonyms: Genus Phaethon, Phaethon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phaethontidae

PhG
PhNCS
PhNCS protein
Phacelia campanularia
Phacelia minor
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Phacelia whitlavia
Phacochoerus
Phaeacian
Phaeacians
Phaedriades
Phaeophyceae
Phaeophyta
Phaethon
Phaethontidae (current term)
Phaeton
Phagun
Phaistos
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Phalaenoptilus
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Phalange
Phalangeridae
Phalangida
Phalangiidae

Literary usage of Phaethontidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Family Phaethontidae. Tropic Birds are Tern-like birds, having all the toes connected by a web, and having the two central tail feathers very much ..."

2. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"The gular sacs, horny excrescences on the beak, crests, and so forth, are noted below. Fam. I. Phaethontidae—Phaethon aethereus ..."

3. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Phaethontidae, Tropie-birds (not found in Michigan). Family 10. Sulidae, Gannets. Family 11. Anhingidae, Darters (not found in Michigan). Family 12. ..."

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