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GENUS DACELO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dacelo mean?
• GENUS DACELO (noun)
The noun GENUS DACELO has 1 sense:
1. Australasian kingfishers
Familiarity information: GENUS DACELO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australasian kingfishers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dacelo; genus Dacelo
Hypernyms ("genus Dacelo" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Dacelo"):
Dacelo gigas; kookaburra; laughing jackass (Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry)
Holonyms ("genus Dacelo" is a member of...):
Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
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