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GENUS ECTOPISTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Ectopistes mean?
• GENUS ECTOPISTES (noun)
The noun GENUS ECTOPISTES has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Columbidae
Familiarity information: GENUS ECTOPISTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Columbidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ectopistes; genus Ectopistes
Hypernyms ("genus Ectopistes" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Ectopistes"):
Ectopistes migratorius; passenger pigeon (gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct)
Holonyms ("genus Ectopistes" is a member of...):
Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
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