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PTILONORHYNCHUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae
Synonyms:
genus Ptilonorhynchus; Ptilonorhynchus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ptilonorhynchus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Ptilonorhynchus"):
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus; satin bird; satin bowerbird (of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green)
Holonyms ("Ptilonorhynchus" is a member of...):
family Ptilonorhynchidae; Ptilonorhynchidae (bowerbirds)