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GENUS PHILOMACHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Philomachus mean?
• GENUS PHILOMACHUS (noun)
The noun GENUS PHILOMACHUS has 1 sense:
1. ruffs
Familiarity information: GENUS PHILOMACHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ruffs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Philomachus; Philomachus
Hypernyms ("genus Philomachus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Philomachus"):
Philomachus pugnax; ruff (common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season)
Holonyms ("genus Philomachus" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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