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GENUS MOLOTHRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Molothrus mean?
• GENUS MOLOTHRUS (noun)
The noun GENUS MOLOTHRUS has 1 sense:
1. cowbirds
Familiarity information: GENUS MOLOTHRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cowbirds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Molothrus; Molothrus
Hypernyms ("genus Molothrus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Molothrus"):
cowbird (North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests)
Holonyms ("genus Molothrus" is a member of...):
family Icteridae; Icteridae (American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks)
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