Cathartidae

Noun

Meaning

condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Examples

First, multiple lines of evidence in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that the New World vultures Cathartidae were closer related to storks and herons ( Ciconiiformes ), though more recent place them outside that group as well. Source: Internet

The Cathartidae are sometimes placed separately in an enlarged stork family (Ciconiiformes), and may be raised to an order of their own (Cathartiiformes). Source: Internet

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