GENUS VIREO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Vireo mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Vireonidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS VIREO (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Vireonidae

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Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Vireo"):

vireo (any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color)

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

family Vireonidae; Vireonidae (small insectivorous American songbirds)