Meaning of PICARIAE
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| | Definition: | | [n] term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Picariae |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Aves, class Aves | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pi*ca"ri*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. picus a
woodpecker.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
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