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Definition of Family Cracidae
1. Noun. Curassows; guans; chachalacas.
Exact synonyms: Cracidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Galliformes, Order Galliformes
Member holonyms: Guan, Crax, Genus Crax, Genus Penelope, Penelope, Genus Pipile, Pipile, Genus Ortalis, Ortalis
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Galliformes, Order Galliformes
Member holonyms: Guan, Crax, Genus Crax, Genus Penelope, Penelope, Genus Pipile, Pipile, Genus Ortalis, Ortalis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Cracidae
Literary usage of Family Cracidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, Thomas McAdory Owen (1909)
"... (the guans) of the family Cracidae (containing the curassows and guans), and
place it in a separate suborder Penelopes (curassows and guans). ..."
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