GENUS PTILONORHYNCHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Ptilonorhynchus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PTILONORHYNCHUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Ptilonorhynchus; Ptilonorhynchus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Ptilonorhynchus"):

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus; satin bird; satin bowerbird (of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green)

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

family Ptilonorhynchidae; Ptilonorhynchidae (bowerbirds)