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SUBFAMILY TURDINAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subfamily Turdinae mean?
• SUBFAMILY TURDINAE (noun)
The noun SUBFAMILY TURDINAE has 1 sense:
1. alternative classification for the thrushes
Familiarity information: SUBFAMILY TURDINAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alternative classification for the thrushes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
subfamily Turdinae; Turdinae
Hypernyms ("subfamily Turdinae" 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 Turdinae"):
genus Sialia; Sialia (North American bluebirds)
Holonyms ("subfamily Turdinae" is a member of...):
family Muscicapidae; Muscicapidae (Old World (true) flycatchers)
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