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GENUS RAPHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Raphus mean? 

GENUS RAPHUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS RAPHUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Raphidae: dodosplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS RAPHUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS RAPHUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Raphidae: dodos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Raphus; Raphus

Hypernyms ("genus Raphus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Raphus"):

dodo; Raphus cucullatus (extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons)

Holonyms ("genus Raphus" is a member of...):

family Raphidae; Raphidae (extinct dodos and solitaires)


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