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EPHIPPIORHYNCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ephippiorhynchus mean?
• EPHIPPIORHYNCHUS (noun)
The noun EPHIPPIORHYNCHUS has 1 sense:
1. saddlebills
Familiarity information: EPHIPPIORHYNCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Saddlebills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ephippiorhynchus; genus Ephippiorhynchus
Hypernyms ("Ephippiorhynchus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Ephippiorhynchus"):
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis; jabiru; saddlebill (large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle)
Holonyms ("Ephippiorhynchus" is a member of...):
Ciconiidae; family Ciconiidae (storks)
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