HYLOCICHLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hylocichla mean? 

• HYLOCICHLA (noun)
  The noun HYLOCICHLA has 1 sense:

1. American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery

  Familiarity information: HYLOCICHLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYLOCICHLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Hylocichla; Hylocichla

Hypernyms ("Hylocichla" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Hylocichla"):

hermit thrush; Hylocichla guttata (North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song)

Hylocichla fuscescens; veery; Wilson's thrush (tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song)

Holonyms ("Hylocichla" is a member of...):

family Turdidae; Turdidae (thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae)