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GENUS RAPHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Raphus mean?
• GENUS RAPHUS (noun)
The noun GENUS RAPHUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Raphidae: dodos
Familiarity information: GENUS RAPHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Raphidae: dodos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Raphus; Raphus
Hypernyms ("genus Raphus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Raphus"):
dodo; Raphus cucullatus (extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons)
Holonyms ("genus Raphus" is a member of...):
family Raphidae; Raphidae (extinct dodos and solitaires)
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