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GENUS PHILOHELA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Philohela mean?
• GENUS PHILOHELA (noun)
The noun GENUS PHILOHELA has 1 sense:
1. American woodcocks
Familiarity information: GENUS PHILOHELA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
American woodcocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Philohela; Philohela
Hypernyms ("genus Philohela" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Philohela"):
American woodcock; Philohela minor; woodcock snipe (small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird)
Holonyms ("genus Philohela" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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