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CATHARTES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
Synonyms:
Cathartes; genus Cathartes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cathartes" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Cathartes"):
buzzard; Cathartes aura; turkey buzzard; turkey vulture (a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States)
Holonyms ("Cathartes" is a member of...):
Cathartidae; family Cathartidae (condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures)
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