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PHILAENUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Philaenus mean?
• PHILAENUS (noun)
The noun PHILAENUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Cercopidae
Familiarity information: PHILAENUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Cercopidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Philaenus; Philaenus
Hypernyms ("Philaenus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Philaenus"):
meadow spittlebug; Philaenus spumarius (North American insect that severely damages grasses)
Holonyms ("Philaenus" is a member of...):
Cercopidae; family Cercopidae (froghoppers or spittlebugs)
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