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GENUS BALAENICEPS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
Synonyms:
Balaeniceps; genus Balaeniceps
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Balaeniceps" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Balaeniceps"):
Balaeniceps rex; shoebill; shoebird (large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe)
Holonyms ("genus Balaeniceps" is a member of...):
Balaenicipitidae; family Balaenicipitidae (shoebills)
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