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Definition of Picariae

1. Noun. Term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes.

Medical Definition of Picariae

1. An extensive division of birds which includes the woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds. Origin: NL, fr. L. Picus a woodpecker. (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Picariae

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