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Definition of Phaethontidae
1. Noun. Tropicbirds.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes
Member holonyms: Genus Phaethon, Phaethon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phaethontidae
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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