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CENTROPUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Cuculidae

Synonyms:

Centropus; genus Centropus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Centropus"):

coucal (Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw)

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

Cuculidae; family Cuculidae (includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner)

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