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GENUS MUSCICAPA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Muscicapa mean?
• GENUS MUSCICAPA (noun)
The noun GENUS MUSCICAPA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Muscicapidae
Familiarity information: GENUS MUSCICAPA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Muscicapidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Muscicapa; Muscicapa
Hypernyms ("genus Muscicapa" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Muscicapa"):
Muscicapa grisola; Muscicapa striata; spotted flycatcher (common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage)
Holonyms ("genus Muscicapa" is a member of...):
family Muscicapidae; Muscicapidae (Old World (true) flycatchers)
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