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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Coraciiformes — the rollers.

Etymologies

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Corax +‎ -idae

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  • It's superficially similar to true rollers (Coraciidae) and ground-rollers (Brachypteraciidae) but, unlike them, has semi-zygodactyl feet (though it has frequently very depicted inaccurately by artists who, in the absence of better information, have assumed that it's anisodactyl, like true rollers).

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