PSOPHIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Psophia mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSOPHIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Psophia; Psophia

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Psophia"):

trumpeter (large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated)

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

family Psophiidae; Psophiidae (trumpeters)