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Definition of Momotidae
1. Noun. A family of birds of the order Coraciiformes.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Coraciiformes, Order Coraciiformes
Member holonyms: Genus Momotus, Momotus, Momot, Motmot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Momotidae
Literary usage of Momotidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"Since the time my paper appeared, I have had the opportunity of dissecting several
species of Momotidae, thanks to the kindness of Mr. O. Salvin, ..."
2. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1882)
"(10) In the oil-gland having a large tuft of plumes on its apex, this being quite
or almost altogether absent in the Momotidae. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... proved that it is not passerine, and is nearly allied to the Momotidae (cf.
... of the Momotidae peculiar to the Greater Antilles, each of which islands ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"The Momotidae are confined to the wanner parts of America. There are only about
is specie«, of the genera ..."
5. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"... FRS, read a paper on certain points in the anatomy of the Momotidae, in which
he adduced facts substantiating their affinities with the ..."
6. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"The Malagasy consider that the " Reo " brings ill-luck, and make it the theme of
various tales and chants.1 Fain. IT. Momotidae.—The Motmots and Todies fall ..."
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