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STICTOPELIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Stictopelia mean?
• STICTOPELIA (noun)
The noun STICTOPELIA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Columbidae
Familiarity information: STICTOPELIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Columbidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Stictopelia; Stictopelia
Hypernyms ("Stictopelia" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Stictopelia"):
Australian turtledove; Stictopelia cuneata; turtledove (small Australian dove)
Holonyms ("Stictopelia" is a member of...):
Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
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