SPHENISCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Spheniscus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPHENISCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Spheniscus; Spheniscus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Spheniscus"):

jackass penguin; Spheniscus demersus (small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call)

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

family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)