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STEGANOPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Steganopus mean?
• STEGANOPUS (noun)
The noun STEGANOPUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Phalaropidae
Familiarity information: STEGANOPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Phalaropidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Steganopus; Steganopus
Hypernyms ("Steganopus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Steganopus"):
Steganopus tricolor; Wilson's phalarope (breeds on the northern great plains of Canada)
Holonyms ("Steganopus" is a member of...):
family Phalaropidae; Phalaropidae (phalaropes)
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