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GENUS LAGOPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lagopus mean?
• GENUS LAGOPUS (noun)
The noun GENUS LAGOPUS has 1 sense:
1. ptarmigans
Familiarity information: GENUS LAGOPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ptarmigans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Lagopus; Lagopus
Hypernyms ("genus Lagopus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Lagopus"):
ptarmigan (large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage)
Holonyms ("genus Lagopus" is a member of...):
family Tetraonidae; Tetraonidae (grouse)
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