English noun: Alcidae | |||
1. | Alcidae (animal) web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. | ||
Synonyms | family Alcidae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bird family | ||
Member holonym | Alca, auk, Cepphus, Fratercula, genus Alca, genus Cepphus, genus Fratercula, genus Lunda, genus Pinguinus, genus Plautus, genus Uria, Lunda, Pinguinus, Plautus, puffin, Uria | ||
Member meronym | Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes | ||