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PHILOHELA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Philohela mean?
• PHILOHELA (noun)
The noun PHILOHELA has 1 sense:
1. American woodcocks
Familiarity information: 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 ("Philohela" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Philohela"):
American woodcock; Philohela minor; woodcock snipe (small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird)
Holonyms ("Philohela" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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