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PHOENICULUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae
Synonyms:
genus Phoeniculus; Phoeniculus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phoeniculus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Phoeniculus"):
wood hoopoe (tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest)
Holonyms ("Phoeniculus" is a member of...):
family Phoeniculidae; Phoeniculidae (wood hoopoes)