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OXYURA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Oxyura; Oxyura
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Oxyura" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Oxyura"):
Oxyura jamaicensis; ruddy duck (reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America)
Holonyms ("Oxyura" is a member of...):
Anatidae; family Anatidae (swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks)