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MELANITTA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Melanitta; Melanitta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Melanitta" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Melanitta"):
scooter; scoter (large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere)
Holonyms ("Melanitta" is a member of...):
Anatidae; family Anatidae (swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks)