SUBFAMILY NUMIDIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subfamily Numididae mean? 

• SUBFAMILY NUMIDIDAE (noun)
  The noun SUBFAMILY NUMIDIDAE has 1 sense:

1. guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar

  Familiarity information: SUBFAMILY NUMIDIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBFAMILY NUMIDIDAE (noun)

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Meaning:

Guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Numididae; Numidinae; subfamily Numididae; subfamily Numidinae

Hypernyms ("subfamily Numididae" 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 "subfamily Numididae"):

genus Numida; Numida (guinea fowl)

Holonyms ("subfamily Numididae" is a member of...):

family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)