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Definition of Threskiornithidae
1. Noun. Ibises.
Exact synonyms: Family Ibidiidae, Family Threskiornithidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Ciconiiformes, Order Ciconiiformes
Member holonyms: Ibis, Genus Ibis, Genus Threskiornis, Threskiornis
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Ciconiiformes, Order Ciconiiformes
Member holonyms: Ibis, Genus Ibis, Genus Threskiornis, Threskiornis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Threskiornithidae
Literary usage of Threskiornithidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"... becomes Threskiornithidae, because the type of the genus Ibis proves to be a
stork, Tantalus ibis Linnaeus; and the proper name for the genus Ibis, ..."
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