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Definition of Family Coraciidae
1. Noun. Rollers.
Exact synonyms: Coraciidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Coraciiformes, Order Coraciiformes
Member holonyms: Roller, Coracias, Genus Coracias
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Coraciiformes, Order Coraciiformes
Member holonyms: Roller, Coracias, Genus Coracias
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Coraciidae
Literary usage of Family Coraciidae
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, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Madagascar has four or five very remarkable forms which have often been considered
to belong to the family Coraciidae; and, according to A. Milne-Edwards, ..."