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GENUS HETEROSCELUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Heteroscelus mean?
• GENUS HETEROSCELUS (noun)
The noun GENUS HETEROSCELUS has 1 sense:
1. tattlers
Familiarity information: GENUS HETEROSCELUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tattlers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Heteroscelus; Heteroscelus
Hypernyms ("genus Heteroscelus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Heteroscelus"):
Heteroscelus incanus; Polynesian tattler (tattler of Pacific coastal regions)
Holonyms ("genus Heteroscelus" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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