CAPELLA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Snipes

Synonyms:

Capella; Gallinago; genus Capella; genus Gallinago

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Capella" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Capella"):

Gallinago gallinago; whole snipe (common snipe of Eurasia and Africa)

Gallinago media; great snipe; woodcock snipe (Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe)

Holonyms ("Capella" is a member of...):

family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)

Meaning:

The brightest star in Auriga

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

giant; giant star (a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun))

Holonyms ("Capella" is a member of...):

Auriga; Charioteer (a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way)