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SALPINCTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Salpinctes mean?
• SALPINCTES (noun)
The noun SALPINCTES has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Troglodytidae
Familiarity information: SALPINCTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Troglodytidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Salpinctes; Salpinctes
Hypernyms ("Salpinctes" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Salpinctes"):
rock wren; Salpinctes obsoletus (wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico)
Holonyms ("Salpinctes" is a member of...):
family Troglodytidae; Troglodytidae (wrens)
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