TODIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Todidae mean? 

• TODIDAE (noun)
  The noun TODIDAE has 1 sense:

1. a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes

  Familiarity information: TODIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TODIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of birds of the order Coraciiformes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Todidae; Todidae

Hypernyms ("Todidae" 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 "Todidae"):

genus Todus; Todus (type genus of the Todidae)

Holonyms ("Todidae" is a member of...):

Coraciiformes; order Coraciiformes (rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies)