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SUBFAMILY SYLVIINAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subfamily Sylviinae mean?
• SUBFAMILY SYLVIINAE (noun)
The noun SUBFAMILY SYLVIINAE has 1 sense:
1. alternative classification for the Old World warblers
Familiarity information: SUBFAMILY SYLVIINAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alternative classification for the Old World warblers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
subfamily Sylviinae; Sylviinae
Hypernyms ("subfamily Sylviinae" is a kind of...):
bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
Holonyms ("subfamily Sylviinae" is a member of...):
family Muscicapidae; Muscicapidae (Old World (true) flycatchers)
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