CISTOTHORUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cistothorus mean? 

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

1. marsh wrens

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CISTOTHORUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marsh wrens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cistothorus; genus Cistothorus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Cistothorus"):

marsh wren (a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes)

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

family Troglodytidae; Troglodytidae (wrens)