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GENUS HALCYON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Halcyon mean?
• GENUS HALCYON (noun)
The noun GENUS HALCYON has 1 sense:
1. a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
Familiarity information: GENUS HALCYON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Halcyon; Halcyon
Hypernyms ("genus Halcyon" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Holonyms ("genus Halcyon" is a member of...):
Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
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