GENUS PYGOSCELIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pygoscelis mean? 

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

1. a genus of Spheniscidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PYGOSCELIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Spheniscidae

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pygoscelis; Pygoscelis

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Pygoscelis"):

Adelie; Adelie penguin; Pygoscelis adeliae (medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica)

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

family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)