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Definition of Sittidae
1. Noun. Nuthatches.
Exact synonyms: Family Sittidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Oscines, Passeres, Suborder Oscines, Suborder Passeres
Member holonyms: Nutcracker, Nuthatch, Genus Sitta, Sitta
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Oscines, Passeres, Suborder Oscines, Suborder Passeres
Member holonyms: Nutcracker, Nuthatch, Genus Sitta, Sitta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sittidae
Literary usage of Sittidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"Sittidae.—The Nuthatches, though closely allied to the Paridae, show a certain
affinity to the Certhiidae (p. 571) Typically they are stout little birds ..."
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