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Definition of Order Coraciiformes
1. Noun. Rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies.
Exact synonyms: Coraciiformes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Member holonyms: Coraciiform Bird, Coraciidae, Family Coraciidae, Alcedinidae, Family Alcedinidae, Family Meropidae, Meropidae, Bucerotidae, Family Bucerotidae, Family Upupidae, Upupidae, Family Phoeniculidae, Phoeniculidae, Family Momotidae, Momotidae, Family Todidae, Todidae
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Member holonyms: Coraciiform Bird, Coraciidae, Family Coraciidae, Alcedinidae, Family Alcedinidae, Family Meropidae, Meropidae, Bucerotidae, Family Bucerotidae, Family Upupidae, Upupidae, Family Phoeniculidae, Phoeniculidae, Family Momotidae, Momotidae, Family Todidae, Todidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Coraciiformes
Literary usage of Order Coraciiformes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"order Coraciiformes. In this Order are comprised several Sub-orders of birds,
most of which are inhabitants of the Tropics, and do not immediately concern ..."
2. General Zoology by Arthur Sperry Pearse (1917)
"... goatsuckers, woodpeckers, and a few other rare forms are placed together in
the order Coraciiformes because of certain anatomical similarities. ..."
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