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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Suliformes —cormorants andshags .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This bird, along with the other cormorants, shags, anhingas and gannets are placed into the same taxonomic order as pelicans -- although the pelicans are much more closely related to the storks than to the Phalacrocoracidae.
Mystery bird: Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2011
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This bird, along with the other cormorants, shags, anhingas and gannets are placed into the same taxonomic order as pelicans -- although the pelicans are much more closely related to the storks than to the Phalacrocoracidae.
Mystery bird: Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2011
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However, they have also been considered related to loons (Gaviidae), grebes (Podicipedidae), or cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae).
Penguins 2010
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The cormorants and shags are grouped into the family Phalacrocoracidae.
Archive 2002-05-01 John L. Trapp 2002
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The cormorants and shags are grouped into the family Phalacrocoracidae.
BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching John L. Trapp 2002
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Phalacrocoracidae: Long hooked bill, long neck and tail, rounded wings, black, flight pattern V, submerge to escape, float low in water, prefer shallow offshore water.
Chapter 8 1983
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(Gaviidae), grebes (Podicipedidae), or cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae).
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