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DUMETELLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dumetella mean?
• DUMETELLA (noun)
The noun DUMETELLA has 1 sense:
1. catbirds
Familiarity information: DUMETELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Catbirds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dumetella; genus Dumetella
Hypernyms ("Dumetella" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Dumetella"):
catbird; Dumetella carolinensis; gray catbird; grey catbird (North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing)
Holonyms ("Dumetella" is a member of...):
family Mimidae; Mimidae (sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers)
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