PANDION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pandion mean? 

• PANDION (noun)
  The noun PANDION has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Pandionidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PANDION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Pandionidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pandion; Pandion

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pandion"):

fish eagle; fish hawk; osprey; Pandion haliaetus; sea eagle (large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years)

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

family Pandionidae; Pandionidae (ospreys)