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GENUS RISSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rissa mean? 

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

1. a genus of Laridaeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS RISSA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Laridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Rissa; Rissa

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Rissa"):

kittiwake (small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe)

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

family Laridae; Laridae (gull family: gulls and terns)


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