PUFFINUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Shearwaters

Synonyms:

genus Puffinus; Puffinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Puffinus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Puffinus"):

shearwater (long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves)

Holonyms ("Puffinus" is a member of...):

family Procellariidae; Procellariidae (petrels; fulmars; shearwaters)