MACRONECTES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Giant petrels

Synonyms:

genus Macronectes; Macronectes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Macronectes" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Macronectes"):

giant fulmar; giant petrel; Macronectes giganteus (large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas)

Holonyms ("Macronectes" is a member of...):

family Procellariidae; Procellariidae (petrels; fulmars; shearwaters)