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SAYORNIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Sayornis; Sayornis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sayornis" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Sayornis"):
phoebe; phoebe bird; Sayornis phoebe (small dun-colored North American flycatcher)
Holonyms ("Sayornis" is a member of...):
superfamily Tyrannidae; Tyrannidae (New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada)