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NYCTANASSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nyctanassa mean?
• NYCTANASSA (noun)
The noun NYCTANASSA has 1 sense:
1. American night herons
Familiarity information: NYCTANASSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
American night herons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Nyctanassa; Nyctanassa
Hypernyms ("Nyctanassa" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Nyctanassa"):
Nyctanassa violacea; yellow-crowned night heron (North American night heron)
Holonyms ("Nyctanassa" is a member of...):
Ardeidae; family Ardeidae (herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns)
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