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CHRYSOLOPHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chrysolophus mean?
• CHRYSOLOPHUS (noun)
The noun CHRYSOLOPHUS has 1 sense:
1. golden pheasants
Familiarity information: CHRYSOLOPHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Golden pheasants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chrysolophus; genus Chrysolophus
Hypernyms ("Chrysolophus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Chrysolophus"):
Chrysolophus pictus; golden pheasant (brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia)
Holonyms ("Chrysolophus" is a member of...):
family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)
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