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Definition of Family Steatornithidae
1. Noun. Oilbirds.
Exact synonyms: Steatornithidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Caprimulgiformes, Order Caprimulgiformes
Member holonyms: Genus Steatornis, Steatornis
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Caprimulgiformes, Order Caprimulgiformes
Member holonyms: Genus Steatornis, Steatornis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Steatornithidae
Literary usage of Family Steatornithidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... and has at last been regarded as the type of a distinct family, Steatornithidae—a
view which, though not put forth till 1870 (Zool. Record, vi. ..."
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