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PAVO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Pavo; Pavo
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pavo" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Pavo"):
bird of Juno; peafowl (very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird)
Holonyms ("Pavo" is a member of...):
family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)