Akademik

Picariae

noun

term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes

• Syn: ↑order Picariae

• Hypernyms: ↑animal order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves

* * *

\\pə̇ˈka(a)rēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Latin picus woodpecker — more at pie

in former classifications : an order of birds nearly equivalent to the Coraciiformes but often including the parrots and cuckoos

Useful english dictionary. 2012.