GENUS CORACIAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Coracias mean? 

• GENUS CORACIAS (noun)
  The noun GENUS CORACIAS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Coraciidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS CORACIAS used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENUS CORACIAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Coraciidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Coracias; genus Coracias

Hypernyms ("genus Coracias" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Coracias"):

Coracias garrulus; European roller (common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back)

Holonyms ("genus Coracias" is a member of...):

Coraciidae; family Coraciidae (rollers)