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GENUS ALAUDA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Alauda mean?
• GENUS ALAUDA (noun)
The noun GENUS ALAUDA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks
Familiarity information: GENUS ALAUDA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Alauda; genus Alauda
Hypernyms ("genus Alauda" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Alauda"):
Alauda arvensis; skylark (brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height)
Holonyms ("genus Alauda" is a member of...):
Alaudidae; family Alaudidae (larks)
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