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Definition of Family Ciconiidae
1. Noun. Storks.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Ciconiiformes, Order Ciconiiformes
Member holonyms: Stork, Ciconia, Genus Ciconia, Genus Leptoptilus, Leptoptilus, Anastomus, Genus Anastomus, Genus Jabiru, Ephippiorhynchus, Genus Ephippiorhynchus, Genus Xenorhyncus, Xenorhyncus, Genus Mycteria, Mycteria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Ciconiidae
Literary usage of Family Ciconiidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Herons, Egrets and Bitterns. B. Bill curved downward and somewhat rounded at point.
family Ciconiidae. Storks and Wood Ibises. ..."
2. Transactions of the American Dental Association at Its ... Annual Session by American Dental Association (1898)
"Ajaja rosea (Roseate Spoonbill), Florida and Southward. family Ciconiidae.
Ciconia alba (Stork), Africa. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"The family Ciconiidae or true storks are represented in the new world by only
three species, all of which are now living in the Zoological Park. ..."
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