family Momotidae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.family Momotidae - a family of birds of the order CoraciiformesMomotidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsCoraciiformes, order Coraciiformes - rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todiesgenus Momotus, Momotus - type genus of the Momotidaemomot, motmot - tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage