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IXOBRYCHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ixobrychus mean? 

IXOBRYCHUS (noun)
  The noun IXOBRYCHUS has 1 sense:

1. bitternsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


IXOBRYCHUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bitterns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Ixobrychus; Ixobrychus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Ixobrychus"):

Ixobrychus exilis; least bittern (small American bittern)

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

Ardeidae; family Ardeidae (herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns)


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