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GENUS BUBULCUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Bubulcus mean?
• GENUS BUBULCUS (noun)
The noun GENUS BUBULCUS has 1 sense:
1. small white egrets
Familiarity information: GENUS BUBULCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small white egrets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bubulcus; genus Bubulcus
Hypernyms ("genus Bubulcus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Bubulcus"):
Bubulcus ibis; cattle egret (small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals)
Holonyms ("genus Bubulcus" is a member of...):
Ardeidae; family Ardeidae (herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns)
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