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SPHENISCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins
Synonyms:
genus Spheniscus; Spheniscus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Spheniscus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Spheniscus"):
jackass penguin; Spheniscus demersus (small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call)
Holonyms ("Spheniscus" is a member of...):
family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)