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Definition of Family Procellariidae
1. Noun. Petrels; fulmars; shearwaters.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes
Member holonyms: Petrel, Genus Procellaria, Procellaria, Genus Macronectes, Macronectes, Fulmarus, Genus Fulmarus, Genus Puffinus, Puffinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Procellariidae
Literary usage of Family Procellariidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1869)
"tic of the longest-winged and best flying family (Procellariidae) of swimmers.
Among higher birds it again occurs in certain ..."
2. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"... hind toe rudimentary or sometimes absent. Nostrils joined and placed on top
of bill. family Procellariidae. Petrels, Fulmars and Shearwaters. ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"... according to him contains but the single family — Procellariidae. Above the
Procellariiformes in the Order ..."
4. The Coues Check List of North American Birds by Elliott Coues (1882)
"Proc. Acad. Nat. Sei. Phila., xviii, May, 1866, pp. 134-172. 23. Critical Review
of the family Procellariidae ; Part V ; embracing the Diome- ..."
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