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    BOMBYCILLIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A family of birds of the suborder Oscinesplay

    Synonyms:

    Bombycillidae; family Bombycillidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Bombycillidae" is a kind of...):

    bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

    Meronyms (members of "Bombycillidae"):

    Bombycilla; genus bombycilla (waxwings)

    Holonyms ("Bombycillidae" is a member of...):

    Oscines; Passeres; suborder Oscines; suborder Passeres (two names for the suborder of typical songbirds)

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