Definition of Family Ciconiidae

1. Noun. Storks.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Ciconiidae

family Chimaeridae
family Chinchillidae
family Chironomidae
family Chlamydiaceae
family Chlamydomonadaceae
family Chloranthaceae
family Chlorophthalmidae
family Chrysochloridae
family Chrysomelidae
family Chrysopidae
family Chytridiaceae
family Cicadellidae
family Cicadidae
family Cichlidae
family Cicindelidae
family Ciconiidae (current term)
family Cimicidae
family Cinclidae
family Cistaceae
family Cladoniaceae
family Clathraceae
family Clavariaceae
family Cleridae
family Clethraceae
family Clinidae
family Clupeidae
family Clusiaceae
family Cobitidae
family Coccidae
family Coccinellidae

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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