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THAMNOPHILUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Thamnophilus mean? 

THAMNOPHILUS (noun)
  The noun THAMNOPHILUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Formicariidaeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


THAMNOPHILUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Formicariidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Thamnophilus; Thamnophilus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Thamnophilus"):

ant shrike (antbirds superficially resembling shrikes)

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

family Formicariidae; Formicariidae (antbirds)


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