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RAMPHOMICRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ramphomicron mean?
• RAMPHOMICRON (noun)
The noun RAMPHOMICRON has 1 sense:
1. thornbills
Familiarity information: RAMPHOMICRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thornbills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Ramphomicron; Ramphomicron
Hypernyms ("Ramphomicron" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Ramphomicron"):
thornbill (any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill)
Holonyms ("Ramphomicron" is a member of...):
family Trochilidae; Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
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