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PLAUTUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Alcidae
Synonyms:
genus Plautus; Plautus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Plautus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Plautus"):
dovekie; little auk; Plautus alle (small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions)
Holonyms ("Plautus" is a member of...):
Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC)
Synonyms:
Plautus; Titus Maccius Plautus
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
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