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CHAUNA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chauna mean?
• CHAUNA (noun)
The noun CHAUNA has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: CHAUNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crested screamers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chauna; genus Chauna
Hypernyms ("Chauna" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Chauna"):
crested screamer (distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head)
Holonyms ("Chauna" is a member of...):
Anhimidae; family Anhimidae (screamers)
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