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Definition of Family Hydrobatidae
1. Noun. Storm petrels.
Exact synonyms: Hydrobatidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes
Member holonyms: Storm Petrel, Genus Hydrobates, Hydrobates, Genus Oceanites, Oceanites
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes
Member holonyms: Storm Petrel, Genus Hydrobates, Hydrobates, Genus Oceanites, Oceanites
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Hydrobatidae
Literary usage of Family Hydrobatidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Entomology for Beginners for the Use of Young Folks, Fruit-growers, Farmers by Alpheus Spring Packard (1888)
"family Hydrobatidae.—The water-boatmen have long limbs, wherry-like bodies, and
row themselves on the surface of the water. ..."
2. Zoology of the Invertebrata: A Text-book for Students. by Arthur Everett Shipley (1893)
"Family HYDROBATIDAE.—Aquatic insects of oval or elongated form, which run rapidly
on the water's surface, and are usually found in colonies. ..."
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