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GENUS CHLORURA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chlorura mean?
• GENUS CHLORURA (noun)
The noun GENUS CHLORURA has 1 sense:
1. towhees
Familiarity information: GENUS CHLORURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Towhees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chlorura; genus Chlorura
Hypernyms ("genus Chlorura" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Chlorura"):
Chlorura chlorura; green-tailed towhee (towhee of the Rocky Mountains)
Holonyms ("genus Chlorura" is a member of...):
family Fringillidae; Fringillidae (finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
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