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ECTOPISTES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Columbidae

Synonyms:

Ectopistes; genus Ectopistes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Ectopistes"):

Ectopistes migratorius; passenger pigeon (gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct)

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

Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)

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