noun
gannets and boobies
• Syn: ↑family Sulidae
• Hypernyms: ↑bird family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pelecaniformes, ↑order Pelecaniformes
• Member Meronyms: ↑gannet, ↑Sula, ↑genus Sula
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\\ˈsüləˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a small family of sea birds (order Pelecaniformes) comprising the boobies and gannets
Useful english dictionary. 2012.