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GENUS CHALCOSTIGMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chalcostigma mean?
• GENUS CHALCOSTIGMA (noun)
The noun GENUS CHALCOSTIGMA has 1 sense:
1. thornbills
Familiarity information: GENUS CHALCOSTIGMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thornbills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chalcostigma; genus Chalcostigma
Hypernyms ("genus Chalcostigma" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Chalcostigma"):
thornbill (any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill)
Holonyms ("genus Chalcostigma" is a member of...):
family Trochilidae; Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
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