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GENUS FRATERCULA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Puffins
Synonyms:
Fratercula; genus Fratercula
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Fratercula" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Fratercula"):
Atlantic puffin; Fratercula arctica (common puffin of the northern Atlantic)
Fratercula corniculata; horned puffin (northern Pacific puffin)
Holonyms ("genus Fratercula" is a member of...):
Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)
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