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PTILONORHYNCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ptilonorhynchus mean?
• PTILONORHYNCHUS (noun)
The noun PTILONORHYNCHUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae
Familiarity information: PTILONORHYNCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Ptilonorhynchus; Ptilonorhynchus
Hypernyms ("Ptilonorhynchus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Ptilonorhynchus"):
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus; satin bird; satin bowerbird (of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green)
Holonyms ("Ptilonorhynchus" is a member of...):
family Ptilonorhynchidae; Ptilonorhynchidae (bowerbirds)
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