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GENUS CATHARACTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Catharacta mean?
• GENUS CATHARACTA (noun)
The noun GENUS CATHARACTA has 1 sense:
1. skuas
Familiarity information: GENUS CATHARACTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skuas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Catharacta; genus Catharacta
Hypernyms ("genus Catharacta" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Catharacta"):
bonxie; skua (gull-like jaeger of northern seas)
Holonyms ("genus Catharacta" is a member of...):
family Stercorariidae; Stercorariidae (jaegers and skuas:)
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