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GENUS RISSA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Laridae

Synonyms:

genus Rissa; Rissa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Rissa"):

kittiwake (small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe)

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

family Laridae; Laridae (gull family: gulls and terns)

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