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GAVIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Gavidae: loons
Synonyms:
Gavia; genus Gavia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gavia" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Gavia"):
diver; loon (large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes)
Holonyms ("Gavia" is a member of...):
family Gavidae; Gavidae (loon family)