GENUS LANIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lanius mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS LANIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lanius; Lanius

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Lanius"):

butcherbird (shrikes that impale their prey on thorns)

Lanius lucovicianus; loggerhead shrike (a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes)

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

family Laniidae; Laniidae (shrikes)