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SUBFAMILY NUMIDINAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subfamily Numidinae mean?
• SUBFAMILY NUMIDINAE (noun)
The noun SUBFAMILY NUMIDINAE has 1 sense:
1. guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
Familiarity information: SUBFAMILY NUMIDINAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Numididae; Numidinae; subfamily Numididae; subfamily Numidinae
Hypernyms ("subfamily Numidinae" is a kind of...):
bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
Meronyms (members of "subfamily Numidinae"):
genus Numida; Numida (guinea fowl)
Holonyms ("subfamily Numidinae" is a member of...):
family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)
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