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GENUS PEZOPHAPS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pezophaps mean?
• GENUS PEZOPHAPS (noun)
The noun GENUS PEZOPHAPS has 1 sense:
1. constituted by the extinct solitaire
Familiarity information: GENUS PEZOPHAPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constituted by the extinct solitaire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pezophaps; Pezophaps
Hypernyms ("genus Pezophaps" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Pezophaps"):
Pezophaps solitaria; solitaire (extinct flightless bird related to the dodo)
Holonyms ("genus Pezophaps" is a member of...):
family Raphidae; Raphidae (extinct dodos and solitaires)
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