noun
broadbills
• Syn: ↑suborder Eurylaimi
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Passeriformes, ↑order Passeriformes
• Member Meronyms: ↑Eurylaimidae, ↑family Eurylaimidae
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\\ˌyu̇rəˈlīˌmī, -lāˌ-\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Eurylaimus, included genus, from eury- + Greek laimos throat; perhaps akin to Old English lathian to invite — more at lure
: a suborder (coextensive with the family Eurylaimidae) of Passeriformes consisting of the broadbills
Useful english dictionary. 2012.