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MOMOTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Momotus mean?
• MOMOTUS (noun)
The noun MOMOTUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Momotidae
Familiarity information: MOMOTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Momotidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Momotus; Momotus
Hypernyms ("Momotus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Holonyms ("Momotus" is a member of...):
family Momotidae; Momotidae (a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes)
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