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Cracidae

plural noun
Crac·​i·​dae | \ krasəˌdē\

Definition of Cracidae

: a family of gallinaceous birds of the warmer parts of America that comprises the curassows, guans, and chachalacas and is related to the megapodes

History and Etymology for Cracidae

New Latin, from Crac-, Crax, type genus + -idae

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