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THAMNOPHILUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thamnophilus mean?
• THAMNOPHILUS (noun)
The noun THAMNOPHILUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Formicariidae
Familiarity information: THAMNOPHILUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Formicariidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Thamnophilus; Thamnophilus
Hypernyms ("Thamnophilus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Thamnophilus"):
ant shrike (antbirds superficially resembling shrikes)
Holonyms ("Thamnophilus" is a member of...):
family Formicariidae; Formicariidae (antbirds)
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