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SOMATERIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Somateria; Somateria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Somateria" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Somateria"):
eider; eider duck (duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females)
Holonyms ("Somateria" is a member of...):
Anatidae; family Anatidae (swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks)