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GENUS DACELO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dacelo mean? 

GENUS DACELO (noun)
  The noun GENUS DACELO has 1 sense:

1. Australasian kingfishersplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS DACELO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS DACELO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Australasian kingfishers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dacelo; genus Dacelo

Hypernyms ("genus Dacelo" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Dacelo"):

Dacelo gigas; kookaburra; laughing jackass (Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry)

Holonyms ("genus Dacelo" is a member of...):

Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)


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