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RISSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rissa mean?
• RISSA (noun)
The noun RISSA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Laridae
Familiarity information: RISSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Laridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Rissa; Rissa
Hypernyms ("Rissa" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Rissa"):
kittiwake (small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe)
Holonyms ("Rissa" is a member of...):
family Laridae; Laridae (gull family: gulls and terns)
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