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TRICHOGLOSSUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichoglossus mean?
• TRICHOGLOSSUS (noun)
The noun TRICHOGLOSSUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Loriinae
Familiarity information: TRICHOGLOSSUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Loriinae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Trichoglossus; Trichoglossus
Hypernyms ("Trichoglossus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Trichoglossus"):
rainbow lorikeet; Trichoglossus moluccanus (a kind of lorikeet)
Holonyms ("Trichoglossus" is a member of...):
Loriinae; subfamily Loriinae (lories)
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