GENUS SAGITTARIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sagittarius mean? 

• GENUS SAGITTARIUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS SAGITTARIUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Sagittariidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SAGITTARIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Sagittariidae

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Sagittarius; Sagittarius

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Sagittarius"):

Sagittarius serpentarius; secretary bird (large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles)

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

family Sagittariidae; Sagittariidae (secretary birds)