Family Diomedeidae (Noun)
Meaning
Albatrosses.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Albatrosses are members of the Diomedeidae family which also includes petrels and other large seabirds.
- Albatrosses along with other seabirds form the Diomedeidae family with three dozen known species within the family.
- Within the family Diomedeidae there are three albatross species endemic to Australia which contribute significantly to global diversity.
- Fourteen of the species from the family Diomedeidae specifically consist of the large seabirds generally classified as albatrosses.
- All large albatross species of the family Diomedeidae depend greatly on feeding strategies mainly fish schooling over thousands of miles in deep water areas