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ARCHILOCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Archilochus mean?
• ARCHILOCHUS (noun)
The noun ARCHILOCHUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Trochilidae
Familiarity information: ARCHILOCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Trochilidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Archilochus; genus Archilochus
Hypernyms ("Archilochus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Archilochus"):
Archilochus colubris (a kind of hummingbird)
Holonyms ("Archilochus" is a member of...):
family Trochilidae; Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
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