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CATHARTES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures

Synonyms:

Cathartes; genus Cathartes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Cathartes"):

buzzard; Cathartes aura; turkey buzzard; turkey vulture (a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States)

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

Cathartidae; family Cathartidae (condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures)

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