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VANELLUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Vanellus; Vanellus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Vanellus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Vanellus"):
green plover; lapwing; peewit; pewit (large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs)
Holonyms ("Vanellus" is a member of...):
Charadriidae; family Charadriidae (plover family)