Palamedeae \Pal`a*me"de*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL.]
(Zool.)
An order, or suborder, including the kamichi, and allied
South American birds; -- called also screamers. In many
anatomical characters they are allied to the Anseres, but
they externally resemble the wading birds.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Palamedeae \Pal`a*me"de*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order, or suborder, including the kamichi, and allied
South American birds; -- called also screamers. In many
anatomical characters they are allied to the Anseres, but
they externally resemble the wading birds.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |