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GENUS PHOENICULUS

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

Type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae

Synonyms:

genus Phoeniculus; Phoeniculus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Phoeniculus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Phoeniculus"):

wood hoopoe (tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest)

Holonyms ("genus Phoeniculus" is a member of...):

family Phoeniculidae; Phoeniculidae (wood hoopoes)

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