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GENUS PICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Picus mean?
• GENUS PICUS (noun)
The noun GENUS PICUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of Picidae
Familiarity information: GENUS PICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of Picidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Picus; Picus
Hypernyms ("genus Picus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Picus"):
green woodpecker; Picus viridis (woodpecker of Europe and western Asia)
Holonyms ("genus Picus" is a member of...):
family Picidae; Picidae (woodpeckers)
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