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SAYORNIS PHOEBE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sayornis phoebe mean?
• SAYORNIS PHOEBE (noun)
The noun SAYORNIS PHOEBE has 1 sense:
1. small dun-colored North American flycatcher
Familiarity information: SAYORNIS PHOEBE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small dun-colored North American flycatcher
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
phoebe; phoebe bird; Sayornis phoebe
Hypernyms ("Sayornis phoebe" is a kind of...):
flycatcher; New World flycatcher; tyrant bird; tyrant flycatcher (large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing)
Holonyms ("Sayornis phoebe" is a member of...):
genus Sayornis; Sayornis (phoebes)
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