DREPANIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Drepanis mean? 

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

1. a genus of Drepanididae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DREPANIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Drepanididae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Drepanis; genus Drepanis

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Drepanis"):

mamo (black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct)

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

Drepanididae; family Drepanididae (Hawaiian honeycreepers)