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APHRIZA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aphriza mean?
• APHRIZA (noun)
The noun APHRIZA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Scolopacidae
Familiarity information: APHRIZA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Scolopacidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aphriza; genus Aphriza
Hypernyms ("Aphriza" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Aphriza"):
Aphriza virgata; surfbird (sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America)
Holonyms ("Aphriza" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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