GENUS CIRCAETUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Circaetus mean? 

• GENUS CIRCAETUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS CIRCAETUS has 1 sense:

1. harrier eagles

  Familiarity information: GENUS CIRCAETUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CIRCAETUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Harrier eagles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Circaetus; genus Circaetus

Hypernyms ("genus Circaetus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Circaetus"):

harrier eagle; short-toed eagle (any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles)

Holonyms ("genus Circaetus" is a member of...):

Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)