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GENUS BOMBYCILLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus bombycilla mean?
• GENUS BOMBYCILLA (noun)
The noun GENUS BOMBYCILLA has 1 sense:
1. waxwings
Familiarity information: GENUS BOMBYCILLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Waxwings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bombycilla; genus bombycilla
Hypernyms ("genus bombycilla" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus bombycilla"):
waxwing (brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips)
Holonyms ("genus bombycilla" is a member of...):
Bombycillidae; family Bombycillidae (a family of birds of the suborder Oscines)
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"At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend." (Arabic proverb)
"Just toss it in my hat and I'll sort it to-morrow." (Dutch proverb)