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    FALCONIFORMES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vulturesplay

    Synonyms:

    Falconiformes; order Falconiformes

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    animal order (the order of animals)

    Meronyms (members of "Falconiformes"):

    Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)

    Falconidae; family Falconidae (a family of birds of the order Falconiformes)

    family Pandionidae; Pandionidae (ospreys)

    family Sagittariidae; Sagittariidae (secretary birds)

    Cathartidae; family Cathartidae (condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures)

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

    Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)

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