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GENUS ORIOLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Oriolus mean?
• GENUS ORIOLUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ORIOLUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Oriolidae
Familiarity information: GENUS ORIOLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Oriolidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Oriolus; Oriolus
Hypernyms ("genus Oriolus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Oriolus"):
golden oriole; Oriolus oriolus (bright yellow songbird with black wings)
Holonyms ("genus Oriolus" is a member of...):
family Oriolidae; Oriolidae (Old World orioles)
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