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Noun: bird family
  1. A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    "The Corvidae bird family includes intelligent species like crows and ravens"

Derived forms: bird families

Type of: family

Part of: Craniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata