GENUS SPHECOTHERES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sphecotheres mean? 

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

1. a genus of Old World orioles

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SPHECOTHERES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Old World orioles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Sphecotheres; Sphecotheres

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Sphecotheres"):

fig-bird (greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits)

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

family Oriolidae; Oriolidae (Old World orioles)