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CATOPTROPHORUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Catoptrophorus mean?
• CATOPTROPHORUS (noun)
The noun CATOPTROPHORUS has 1 sense:
1. willet
Familiarity information: CATOPTROPHORUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Willet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Catoptrophorus; genus Catoptrophorus
Hypernyms ("Catoptrophorus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Catoptrophorus"):
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; willet (large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts)
Holonyms ("Catoptrophorus" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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