Bombycillidae

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Noun

Bombycillidae - a family of birds of the suborder Oscinesfamily Bombycillidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsOscines, Passeres, suborder Oscines, suborder Passeres - two names for the suborder of typical songbirdsBombycilla, genus bombycilla - waxwings

Bombycillidae

(waxwings), a family of birds of the order Passeriformes. The body is 15–22 cm long and is covered with brownish gray or sandy plumage. The head is crested, the legs are short, and the wings are sharp. There are two genera— Bombycilla and Hypocolius. The latter has one species, H. ampelinus, which is distributed in the semideserts of Southwest Asia and might be encountered as a result of migration, in Turkmenia.

Bombycillidae

Related to Bombycillidae: Bohemian waxwing, Parulidae, Icteridae, Waxwings

noun

Synonyms for Bombycillidae

noun a family of birds of the suborder Oscines

Synonyms

family Bombycillidae

Related Words

bird family
Oscines
Passeres
suborder Oscines
suborder Passeres
Bombycilla
genus bombycilla

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