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family Sulidae

family Sulidae

8.6
A group of sea birds that dive for fish, including gannets and boobies
  • noun
  • Specialized
: familia Sulidae
  • The family Sulidae is known for its excellent divers, such as gannets and boobies.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the feeding habits of birds in the family Sulidae along coastal regions.

  • Several species within the family Sulidae are found on remote islands around the world.

  • The family Sulidae consists of various seabird species.

  • Many researchers study the family Sulidae for their unique behaviors.

  • Researchers studied the feeding habits of birds in the family Sulidae, which includes gannets and boobies.

  • Several species within the family Sulidae, such as the blue-footed booby, are found on remote islands around the world.

  • The family Sulidae is characterized by its exceptional diving ability, particularly in gannets and boobies.

Synonyms

Sulidae
vsfamily Sulidae
  • Specialized
9.9

Large sea birds like gannets and boobies that dive for fish

is identical in sense but adds the rank word to label classification

Surface Forms

family Sulidae singular
families Sulidae plural

Morphology

family + Sulidae

The phrase combines the straightforward taxonomic noun 'family' (a scientific grouping) with the proper name 'Sulidae' (the group including gannets and boobies), so its meaning is directly derivable from its parts. This construction follows a common, cross-linguistic scientific naming pattern and involves no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, so learners who know both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Family Sulidae may come from the old word sula, a name sailors used for the big diving birds we now call gannets and boobies, because they were easy to see when they dived into the sea. So, 'family Sulidae' means the group of those sea birds.