COCCYZUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Coccyzus mean? 

• COCCYZUS (noun)
  The noun COCCYZUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Cuculidae

  Familiarity information: COCCYZUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COCCYZUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Cuculidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Coccyzus; genus Coccyzus

Hypernyms ("Coccyzus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Coccyzus"):

black-billed cuckoo; Coccyzus erythropthalmus (North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young)

Holonyms ("Coccyzus" is a member of...):

Cuculidae; family Cuculidae (includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner)