| English Dictionary |
GENUS SYNERCUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Synercus mean?
• GENUS SYNERCUS (noun)
The noun GENUS SYNERCUS has 1 sense:
1. Cape buffalo
Familiarity information: GENUS SYNERCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cape buffalo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Synercus; Synercus; tribe synercus
Hypernyms ("genus Synercus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Synercus"):
Cape buffalo; Synercus caffer (large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves)
Holonyms ("genus Synercus" is a member of...):
Bovidae; family Bovidae (true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Life begins at forty." (English proverb)
"All dreams spin out from the same web." (Native American proverb, Hopi)
"The ideal phrase is that which is short and to the point." (Arabic proverb)
"Hunger is the best cook." (Czech proverb)
"All dreams spin out from the same web." (Native American proverb, Hopi)
"The ideal phrase is that which is short and to the point." (Arabic proverb)
"Hunger is the best cook." (Czech proverb)