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NESTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nestor mean? 

NESTOR (noun)
  The noun NESTOR has 2 senses:

1. (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troyplay

2. a genus of Psittacidaeplay

  Familiarity information: NESTOR used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NESTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

counsellor; counselor (someone who gives advice about problems)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A genus of Psittacidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Nestor; Nestor

Hypernyms ("Nestor" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Nestor"):

kea; Nestor notabilis (large brownish-green New Zealand parrot)

Holonyms ("Nestor" is a member of...):

family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)


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