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CHALCOSTIGMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Thornbills

Synonyms:

Chalcostigma; genus Chalcostigma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Chalcostigma"):

thornbill (any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill)

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

family Trochilidae; Trochilidae (hummingbirds)

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