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Picariae

Picariae Meaning & Definition
Picariae Definition And Meaning

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

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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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