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LANIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lanius mean?
• LANIUS (noun)
The noun LANIUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes
Familiarity information: LANIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Lanius; Lanius
Hypernyms ("Lanius" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Lanius"):
butcherbird (shrikes that impale their prey on thorns)
Lanius lucovicianus; loggerhead shrike (a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes)
Holonyms ("Lanius" is a member of...):
family Laniidae; Laniidae (shrikes)
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