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FRATERCULA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Fratercula mean?
• FRATERCULA (noun)
The noun FRATERCULA has 1 sense:
1. puffins
Familiarity information: FRATERCULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Puffins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Fratercula; genus Fratercula
Hypernyms ("Fratercula" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Fratercula"):
Atlantic puffin; Fratercula arctica (common puffin of the northern Atlantic)
Fratercula corniculata; horned puffin (northern Pacific puffin)
Holonyms ("Fratercula" is a member of...):
Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)
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