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Definition of Plataleidae
1. Noun. Spoonbills.
Exact synonyms: Family Plataleidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Ciconiiformes, Order Ciconiiformes
Member holonyms: Spoonbill, Genus Platalea, Platalea
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Ciconiiformes, Order Ciconiiformes
Member holonyms: Spoonbill, Genus Platalea, Platalea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plataleidae
Literary usage of Plataleidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Family Plataleidae 183. ROSEATE SPOONBILL. Ajaia ajaja. Range.—Tropical America,
north in summer to the Gulf States. They formerly nested in remote swamps ..."
2. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Family Plataleidae 183. ROSEATE SPOONBILL. Ajaia ajaja. Range.—Tropical America,
north in summer to the Gulf States. They formerly nested in remote swamps ..."