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GENUS MELANERPES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Melanerpes mean?
• GENUS MELANERPES (noun)
The noun GENUS MELANERPES has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Picidae
Familiarity information: GENUS MELANERPES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Picidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Melanerpes; Melanerpes
Hypernyms ("genus Melanerpes" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Melanerpes"):
Melanerpes erythrocephalus; redhead; redheaded woodpecker (black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck)
Holonyms ("genus Melanerpes" is a member of...):
family Picidae; Picidae (woodpeckers)
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