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GENUS PLAUTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Plautus mean?
• GENUS PLAUTUS (noun)
The noun GENUS PLAUTUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Alcidae
Familiarity information: GENUS PLAUTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Alcidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Plautus; Plautus
Hypernyms ("genus Plautus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Plautus"):
dovekie; little auk; Plautus alle (small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions)
Holonyms ("genus Plautus" is a member of...):
Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)
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"Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten." (Nigerian proverb)
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