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FURNARIUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds

Synonyms:

Furnarius; genus Furnarius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Furnarius"):

ovenbird (small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests)

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

family Furnariidae; Furnariidae (e.g. ovenbirds)

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