Definition of Family Phaethontidae

1. Noun. Tropicbirds.

Exact synonyms: Phaethontidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes
Member holonyms: Genus Phaethon, Phaethon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Phaethontidae

family Pelecanoididae
family Pelobatidae
family Pempheridae
family Peneidae
family Pennatulidae
family Peramelidae
family Percidae
family Percophidae
family Peridiniidae
family Peripatidae
family Peripatopsidae
family Peronosporaceae
family Pertusariaceae
family Petromyzontidae
family Pezizaceae
family Phaethontidae (current term)
family Phalacrocoracidae
family Phalangeridae
family Phalangiidae
family Phalaropidae
family Phallaceae
family Phasianidae
family Phasmatidae
family Phasmidae
family Phillidae
family Phocidae
family Phoenicopteridae
family Phoeniculidae
family Pholadidae
family Pholidae

Literary usage of Family Phaethontidae

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 PHAETHONTIDAE. Tropic Birds are Tern-like birds, having all the toes connected by a web, and having the two central tail feathers very much ..."

2. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Family PHAETHONTIDAE Tropic Birds are Tern-like birds, having all the toes connected by a web. and having the two central tail feathers very much lengthened ..."

3. Birds' Nests: An Introduction to the Science of Caliology by Charles Dixon (1902)
"Amongst the species that are absolutely non-nest-building we may mention the Tropic Birds, comprising the family Phaethontidae. Some of the Vultures are ..."

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