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GENUS NUCIFRAGA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nucifraga mean?
• GENUS NUCIFRAGA (noun)
The noun GENUS NUCIFRAGA has 1 sense:
1. nutcrackers
Familiarity information: GENUS NUCIFRAGA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nutcrackers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Nucifraga; Nucifraga
Hypernyms ("genus Nucifraga" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Nucifraga"):
nutcracker (speckled birds that feed on nuts)
Holonyms ("genus Nucifraga" is a member of...):
Corvidae; family Corvidae (crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay)
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