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GENUS LIMOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Limosa mean?
• GENUS LIMOSA (noun)
The noun GENUS LIMOSA has 1 sense:
1. godwits
Familiarity information: GENUS LIMOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Godwits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Limosa; Limosa
Hypernyms ("genus Limosa" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Limosa"):
godwit (large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill)
Holonyms ("genus Limosa" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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