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RYNCHOPS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers
Synonyms:
genus Rynchops; Rynchops
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rynchops" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Rynchops"):
skimmer (gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food)
Holonyms ("Rynchops" is a member of...):
family Rynchopidae; Rynchopidae (coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers)
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