GENUS NUMIDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Numida mean? 

• GENUS NUMIDA (noun)
  The noun GENUS NUMIDA has 1 sense:

1. guinea fowl

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS NUMIDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Guinea fowl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Numida; Numida

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Numida"):

guinea; guinea fowl; Numida meleagris (a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world)

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

Numididae; Numidinae; subfamily Numididae; subfamily Numidinae (guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar)