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CIRCAETUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Circaetus mean?
• CIRCAETUS (noun)
The noun CIRCAETUS has 1 sense:
1. harrier eagles
Familiarity information: CIRCAETUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Harrier eagles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Circaetus; genus Circaetus
Hypernyms ("Circaetus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Circaetus"):
harrier eagle; short-toed eagle (any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles)
Holonyms ("Circaetus" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
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