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Coerebidae

Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes — the bananaquit.

Etymologies

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Coereba +‎ -idae

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Examples

  • The term "honeycreeper" was originally associated with two groups of birds, once thought to be related: the Hawaiian Honeycreepers (Drepanidinae) and the Neotropical honeycreepers (Coerebidae).

    languagehat.com: BANANAQUIT. 2005

  • The AOU retains the Bannaquit as the only member of the Coerebidae, but the most recent evidence associates it with a group of tanager- or finch-like birds that build domed nests, including grassquits probably the closest to the bananaquit, the Orangequit of Jamaica, West Indian "bullfinches" and the Galapagos finches.

    languagehat.com: BANANAQUIT. 2005

  • The Coerebidae turns out based on molecular and other evidence to be a completely artificial assemblage.

    languagehat.com: BANANAQUIT. 2005

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