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GENUS BOTAURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Botaurus mean?
• GENUS BOTAURUS (noun)
The noun GENUS BOTAURUS has 1 sense:
1. bitterns
Familiarity information: GENUS BOTAURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bitterns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Botaurus; genus Botaurus
Hypernyms ("genus Botaurus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Botaurus"):
American bittern; Botaurus lentiginosus; stake driver; Botaurus stellaris; European bittern (a kind of bittern)
Holonyms ("genus Botaurus" is a member of...):
Ardeidae; family Ardeidae (herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns)
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