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GENUS ANTHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Anthus mean?
• GENUS ANTHUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ANTHUS has 1 sense:
1. pipits
Familiarity information: GENUS ANTHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pipits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anthus; genus Anthus
Hypernyms ("genus Anthus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Anthus"):
lark; pipit; titlark (a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage)
Holonyms ("genus Anthus" is a member of...):
family Motacillidae; Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
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