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CRACTICUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds
Synonyms:
Cracticus; genus Cracticus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cracticus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Cracticus"):
butcherbird (large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns)
Holonyms ("Cracticus" is a member of...):
Cracticidae; family Cracticidae (Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae)