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GENUS GEOCOCCYX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Geococcyx mean? 

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

1. roadrunnersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS GEOCOCCYX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Roadrunners

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Geococcyx; Geococcyx

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Geococcyx"):

chaparral cock; Geococcyx californianus; roadrunner (speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas)

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

Cuculidae; family Cuculidae (includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner)


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