Definition of Phalacrocoracidae

1. Noun. Cormorants.

Exact synonyms: Family Phalacrocoracidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes
Member holonyms: Genus Phalacrocorax, Phalacrocorax

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phalacrocoracidae

Phacelia minor
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Phacelia whitlavia
Phacochoerus
Phaeacian
Phaeacians
Phaedriades
Phaeophyceae
Phaeophyta
Phaethon
Phaethontidae
Phaeton
Phagun
Phaistos
Phalacrocoracidae (current term)
Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Phalaenoptilus
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Phalange
Phalangeridae
Phalangida
Phalangiidae
Phalangist
Phalangists
Phalangium
Phalangium opilio

Literary usage of 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 at the tip. ..."

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