PLECTROPHENAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Plectrophenax mean? 

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

1. snow bunting

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLECTROPHENAX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Snow bunting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Plectrophenax; Plectrophenax

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Plectrophenax"):

Plectrophenax nivalis; snow bunting; snowbird; snowflake (white Arctic bunting)

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

Emberizidae; subfamily Emberizidae; subfamily Emberizinae (buntings and some New World sparrows)