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PTEROCNEMIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of birds of the family Rheidae
Synonyms:
genus Pterocnemia; Pterocnemia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pterocnemia" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Pterocnemia"):
nandu; Pterocnemia pennata; rhea (smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan)
Holonyms ("Pterocnemia" is a member of...):
family Rheidae; Rheidae (a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes)
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