XENORHYNCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Xenorhyncus mean? 

• XENORHYNCUS (noun)
  The noun XENORHYNCUS has 1 sense:

1. East Indian and Australian storks

  Familiarity information: XENORHYNCUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XENORHYNCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

East Indian and Australian storks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Xenorhyncus; Xenorhyncus

Hypernyms ("Xenorhyncus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Xenorhyncus"):

black-necked stork; jabiru; policeman bird; Xenorhyncus asiaticus (large mostly white Australian stork)

Holonyms ("Xenorhyncus" is a member of...):

Ciconiidae; family Ciconiidae (storks)