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Definition of Family Phalacrocoracidae
1. Noun. Cormorants.
Exact synonyms: Phalacrocoracidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes
Member holonyms: Genus Phalacrocorax, Phalacrocorax
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes
Member holonyms: Genus Phalacrocorax, Phalacrocorax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Phalacrocoracidae
Literary usage of Family Phalacrocoracidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Family PHALACROCORACIDAE. Cormorants have a more bulky body than do the Anhingas;
their tail is shorter and the bill strongly hooked ..."
2. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"Fly in quite large flocks, and frequent rocky sea-boards, resting upon the rocks
when not fishing. Never seen in the bays. family Phalacrocoracidae. ..."
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