Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Bucerotiformes — thehornbills .
Etymologies
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Buceros + -idae
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Examples
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Guinea-fowl (Numididae), bustards (Otididae), hornbills (Bucerotidae) and francolins Francolinus sp. are found throughout the park, and raptors such as vultures (Accipitridae), fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer, martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus, and Gobar goshawk Melieraz gabar are also common.
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A possible acoustic function for the casque structure in hornbills (Bucerotidae).
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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A possible acoustic function for the casque structure in hornbills (Bucerotidae).
Bucorvids: post-Cretaceous maniraptorans on the savannah Darren Naish 2006
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