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SPHYRAPICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphyrapicus mean?
• SPHYRAPICUS (noun)
The noun SPHYRAPICUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Picidae
Familiarity information: SPHYRAPICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Picidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sphyrapicus; Sphyrapicus
Hypernyms ("Sphyrapicus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Sphyrapicus"):
sapsucker (small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees)
Holonyms ("Sphyrapicus" is a member of...):
family Picidae; Picidae (woodpeckers)
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