MOLOTHRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Molothrus mean? 

• MOLOTHRUS (noun)
  The noun MOLOTHRUS has 1 sense:

1. cowbirds

  Familiarity information: MOLOTHRUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOLOTHRUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cowbirds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Molothrus; Molothrus

Hypernyms ("Molothrus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Molothrus"):

cowbird (North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests)

Holonyms ("Molothrus" is a member of...):

family Icteridae; Icteridae (American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks)