| English Dictionary |
GENUS CLANGULA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Clangula mean?
• GENUS CLANGULA (noun)
The noun GENUS CLANGULA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of ducks
Familiarity information: GENUS CLANGULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of ducks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Clangula; genus Clangula
Hypernyms ("genus Clangula" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Clangula"):
Clangula hyemalis; old squaw; oldwife (a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"You will not rise to the occasion, you will default to the level of your training" (English proverb)
"To be poor is not a sin, it's better to avoid it anyway" (Breton proverb)
"People follow the winner." (Arabic proverb)
"When the cat is not home, the mice dance on the table." (Dutch proverb)
"To be poor is not a sin, it's better to avoid it anyway" (Breton proverb)
"People follow the winner." (Arabic proverb)
"When the cat is not home, the mice dance on the table." (Dutch proverb)