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SCOLOPAX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
Synonyms:
genus Scolopax; Scolopax
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Scolopax" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Scolopax"):
Eurasian woodcock; Scolopax rusticola (short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock)
Holonyms ("Scolopax" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)