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Diomedeidae

noun

albatrosses

• Syn: ↑family Diomedeidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Procellariiformes, ↑order Procellariiformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑albatross, ↑mollymawk, ↑genus Diomedea

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\\ˌdīəməˈdīəˌdē, -ˈmēdēə-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Diomedea, type genus + -idae

: a family of large sea birds (order Procellariiformes) comprising the albatrosses

Useful english dictionary. 2012.