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opisthocomid

opisthocomid noun: any bird of the family Opisthocomidae, which comprises the hoazin and extinct relatives.

opisthocomid: any bird of the family Opisthocomidae, which comprises the hoazin and extinct relatives
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Noun

opisthocomid (plural opisthocomids)

  1. Any bird of the family Opisthocomidae, which comprises the hoazin and extinct relatives.
    • Miller (1953) described an avian cranium from the Miocene of Colombia as an opisthocomid, Hoazinoides magdalenae.1992, Kenneth E. Campbell, editor, Papers in Avian Paleontology: Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, page 135
    • All other birds thought to be primitive [e.g. cuculiforms, opisthocomids, coraciiforms, musophagids, gruiforms (including the Cariarmidae), etc.] have definitive and often quite small feather tracts.1995, Acta palaeornithologica: 3, Symposium SAPE: 5, Internationale Senckenberg-Konferenz, 22-26, Juni 1992, page 72

Forms of opisthocomid

pluralopisthocomids

Questions about opisthocomid

What does opisthocomid mean?
Opisthocomid means any bird of the family Opisthocomidae, which comprises the hoazin and extinct relatives.
What part of speech is opisthocomid?
Opisthocomid is a noun.
What is the plural of opisthocomid?
The plural of opisthocomid is opisthocomids.

Words near opisthocomid in the dictionary

  1. opisthocline
  2. opisthoclines
  3. opisthocoelian
  4. opisthocoelous
  5. opisthocoely
  6. opisthocomid
  7. opisthocomids
  8. opisthocomiform
  9. opisthocomiforms
  10. opisthocomine
  11. opisthocranion

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