PEDIONOMUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pedionomus mean? 

• PEDIONOMUS (noun)
  The noun PEDIONOMUS has 1 sense:

1. plain wanderer

  Familiarity information: PEDIONOMUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEDIONOMUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plain wanderer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pedionomus; Pedionomus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pedionomus"):

Pedionomus torquatus; plain wanderer (small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains)

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

family Turnicidae; Turnicidae (small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail)