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Circinae

Circinae

Translingual

Proper noun

Circinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – the harriers.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Circus, Geranospiza, Polyboroides - genera