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PODICEPS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes
Synonyms:
genus Podiceps; Podiceps
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Podiceps" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Podiceps"):
grebe (small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet)
Holonyms ("Podiceps" is a member of...):
family Podicipedidae; Podicipedidae (coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes)
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