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ATRICHORNIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Atrichornithidae

Synonyms:

Atrichornis; genus Atrichornis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Atrichornis"):

scrub-bird; scrub bird; scrubbird (small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub)

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

Atrichornithidae; family Atrichornithidae (scrubbirds)

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