family balaenicipitidae

Noun
  1. Shoebills (synset 102007756)
    is a type of: bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    member holonym: balaeniceps, genus balaeniceps - type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
    belongs to: ciconiiformes, order ciconiiformes - order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
    same as: balaenicipitidae

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