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LOPHOPHORUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lophophorus mean?
• LOPHOPHORUS (noun)
The noun LOPHOPHORUS has 1 sense:
1. monals
Familiarity information: LOPHOPHORUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Monals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Lophophorus; Lophophorus
Hypernyms ("Lophophorus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Lophophorus"):
monal; monaul (brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia)
Holonyms ("Lophophorus" is a member of...):
family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)
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