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PYGOSCELIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pygoscelis mean?
• PYGOSCELIS (noun)
The noun PYGOSCELIS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Spheniscidae
Familiarity information: PYGOSCELIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Spheniscidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pygoscelis; Pygoscelis
Hypernyms ("Pygoscelis" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Pygoscelis"):
Adelie; Adelie penguin; Pygoscelis adeliae (medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica)
Holonyms ("Pygoscelis" is a member of...):
family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)
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