PHOENICULUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phoeniculus mean? 

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

1. type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOENICULUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Phoeniculus; Phoeniculus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Phoeniculus"):

wood hoopoe (tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest)

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

family Phoeniculidae; Phoeniculidae (wood hoopoes)