SUBFAMILY GARRULINAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subfamily Garrulinae mean? 

• SUBFAMILY GARRULINAE (noun)
  The noun SUBFAMILY GARRULINAE has 1 sense:

1. subfamily of the crow family: jays

  Familiarity information: SUBFAMILY GARRULINAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBFAMILY GARRULINAE (noun)

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Meaning:

Subfamily of the crow family: jays

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Garrulinae; subfamily Garrulinae

Hypernyms ("subfamily Garrulinae" is a kind of...):

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Meronyms (members of "subfamily Garrulinae"):

jay (crested largely blue bird)

Garrulus; genus Garrulus (type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays)

Cyanocitta; genus Cyanocitta (New World jays)

genus Perisoreus; Perisoreus (Canada jays)

Holonyms ("subfamily Garrulinae" is a member of...):

Corvidae; family Corvidae (crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay)