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SCOLOPAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Scolopax mean?
• SCOLOPAX (noun)
The noun SCOLOPAX has 1 sense:
1. type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
Familiarity information: SCOLOPAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Scolopax; Scolopax
Hypernyms ("Scolopax" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Scolopax"):
Eurasian woodcock; Scolopax rusticola (short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock)
Holonyms ("Scolopax" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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