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COCCYZUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Cuculidae

Synonyms:

Coccyzus; genus Coccyzus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Coccyzus"):

black-billed cuckoo; Coccyzus erythropthalmus (North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young)

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

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

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