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CEPPHUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of birds including: guillemots

Synonyms:

Cepphus; genus Cepphus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Cepphus"):

guillemot (small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas)

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

Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)

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