SULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sula mean? 

• SULA (noun)
  The noun SULA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Sulidae

  Familiarity information: SULA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Sulidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Sula; Sula

Hypernyms ("Sula" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Sula"):

solan; solan goose; solant goose; Sula bassana (very large white gannet with black wing tips)

booby (small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both)

Holonyms ("Sula" is a member of...):

family Sulidae; Sulidae (gannets and boobies)