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NYCTANASSA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Nyctanassa; Nyctanassa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nyctanassa" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Nyctanassa"):
Nyctanassa violacea; yellow-crowned night heron (North American night heron)
Holonyms ("Nyctanassa" is a member of...):
Ardeidae; family Ardeidae (herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns)