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IXOBRYCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ixobrychus mean?
• IXOBRYCHUS (noun)
The noun IXOBRYCHUS has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: IXOBRYCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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