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STERCORARIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Stercorarius mean?
• STERCORARIUS (noun)
The noun STERCORARIUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers
Familiarity information: STERCORARIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Stercorarius; Stercorarius
Hypernyms ("Stercorarius" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Stercorarius"):
arctic skua; parasitic jaeger; Stercorarius parasiticus (a variety of jaeger)
Holonyms ("Stercorarius" is a member of...):
family Stercorariidae; Stercorariidae (jaegers and skuas:)
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