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Definition of Cariamidae
1. Noun. Crane-like South American wading birds.
Exact synonyms: Family Cariamidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Gruiformes, Order Gruiformes
Member holonyms: Cariama, Genus Cariama, Genus Chunga
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Gruiformes, Order Gruiformes
Member holonyms: Cariama, Genus Cariama, Genus Chunga
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cariamidae
Literary usage of Cariamidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... cariamidae, ... and cariamidae, which are not found in the latter, while on
the other hand, б families, ..."