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GENUS REGULUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets
Synonyms:
genus Regulus; Regulus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Regulus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Regulus"):
kinglet (small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice)
Holonyms ("genus Regulus" is a member of...):
family Sylviidae; Sylviidae (in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers)