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GENUS ANHIMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Anhima mean?
• GENUS ANHIMA (noun)
The noun GENUS ANHIMA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers
Familiarity information: GENUS ANHIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anhima; genus Anhima
Hypernyms ("genus Anhima" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Anhima"):
Anhima cornuta; horned screamer (screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead)
Holonyms ("genus Anhima" is a member of...):
Anhimidae; family Anhimidae (screamers)
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