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ANASTOMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anastomus mean?
• ANASTOMUS (noun)
The noun ANASTOMUS has 1 sense:
1. openbills
Familiarity information: ANASTOMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Openbills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anastomus; genus Anastomus
Hypernyms ("Anastomus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Anastomus"):
openbill (stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip)
Holonyms ("Anastomus" is a member of...):
Ciconiidae; family Ciconiidae (storks)
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