PLAUTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Plautus mean? 

• PLAUTUS (noun)
  The noun PLAUTUS has 2 senses:

1. comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC)

2. a genus of Alcidae

  Familiarity information: PLAUTUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLAUTUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Plautus; Titus Maccius Plautus

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A genus of Alcidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Plautus; Plautus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Plautus"):

dovekie; little auk; Plautus alle (small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions)

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

Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)