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GENUS SAGITTARIUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Sagittariidae

Synonyms:

genus Sagittarius; Sagittarius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Sagittarius"):

Sagittarius serpentarius; secretary bird (large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles)

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

family Sagittariidae; Sagittariidae (secretary birds)

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