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GENUS ARGUSIANUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Argusianus mean?
• GENUS ARGUSIANUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ARGUSIANUS has 1 sense:
1. argus pheasants
Familiarity information: GENUS ARGUSIANUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Argus pheasants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Argusianus; genus Argusianus
Hypernyms ("genus Argusianus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Argusianus"):
argus; argus pheasant (large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant)
Holonyms ("genus Argusianus" is a member of...):
family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)
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