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GENUS AMAZONA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Amazona mean?
• GENUS AMAZONA (noun)
The noun GENUS AMAZONA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Psittacidae
Familiarity information: GENUS AMAZONA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Psittacidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Amazona; genus Amazona
Hypernyms ("genus Amazona" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Amazona"):
amazon (mainly green tropical American parrots)
Holonyms ("genus Amazona" is a member of...):
family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)
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