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Picariae
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What's The Definition Of Picariae?
[n] term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Picariae: order Picariae Related Terms | Find terms related to Picariae: See Also | animal order | Aves | class Aves Picariae In Webster's Dictionary \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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