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SPHENISCIFORMES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphenisciformes mean?
• SPHENISCIFORMES (noun)
The noun SPHENISCIFORMES has 1 sense:
1. penguins
Familiarity information: SPHENISCIFORMES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Penguins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
order Sphenisciformes; Sphenisciformes
Hypernyms ("Sphenisciformes" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Sphenisciformes"):
family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)
sphenisciform seabird (flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins)
Holonyms ("Sphenisciformes" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)
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