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PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Plectrophenax nivalis mean?
• PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS (noun)
The noun PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS has 1 sense:
1. white Arctic bunting
Familiarity information: PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
White Arctic bunting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Plectrophenax nivalis; snow bunting; snowbird; snowflake
Hypernyms ("Plectrophenax nivalis" is a kind of...):
bunting (any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America)
Holonyms ("Plectrophenax nivalis" is a member of...):
genus Plectrophenax; Plectrophenax (snow bunting)
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