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BOTAURUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Botaurus; genus Botaurus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Botaurus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Botaurus"):
American bittern; Botaurus lentiginosus; stake driver; Botaurus stellaris; European bittern (a kind of bittern)
Holonyms ("Botaurus" is a member of...):
Ardeidae; family Ardeidae (herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns)