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    FAMILY PICIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Woodpeckersplay

    Synonyms:

    family Picidae; Picidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Picidae" 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 "family Picidae"):

    pecker; peckerwood; woodpecker (bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects)

    genus Picus; Picus (type genus of Picidae)

    genus Picoides; Picoides; Colaptes; genus Colaptes; Campephilus; genus Campephilus; genus Melanerpes; Melanerpes; genus Sphyrapicus; Sphyrapicus (a genus of Picidae)

    genus Jynx; Jynx (wrynecks)

    genus Picumnus; Picumnus (a genus of Picidae)

    Holonyms ("family Picidae" is a member of...):

    order Piciformes; Piciformes (woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans)

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