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GENUS TURDUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Turdus; Turdus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Turdus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Turdus"):
missel thrush; mistle thrush; mistletoe thrush; Turdus viscivorus (large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries)
mavis; song thrush; throstle; Turdus philomelos (common Old World thrush noted for its song)
fieldfare; snowbird; Turdus pilaris (medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter)
redwing; Turdus iliacus (small European thrush having reddish flanks)
blackbird; European blackbird; merl; merle; ousel; ouzel; Turdus merula (common black European thrush)
ring blackbird; ring ouzel; ring thrush; Turdus torquatus (European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck)
American robin; robin; Turdus migratorius (large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen)
clay-colored robin; Turdus greyi (robin of Mexico and Central America)
Holonyms ("genus Turdus" is a member of...):
family Turdidae; Turdidae (thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae)