Definition of Picariae

1. Noun. Term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes.

Exact synonyms: Order Picariae
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves

Medical Definition of Picariae

1. An extensive division of birds which includes the woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds. Origin: NL, fr. L. Picus a woodpecker. (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Picariae

picalilli
picalillis
picamar
picamars
picaninnies
picaninny
picante
picapare
picara
picaras
picardy third
picaresque
picaresquely
picaresqueness
picaresques
picariae (current term)
picarian
picarians
picaridin
picaridine
picaridines
picaro
picaroon
picarooned
picarooning
picaroons
picaros
picas
picayune
picayunes

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