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HETEROSCELUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tattlers

Synonyms:

genus Heteroscelus; Heteroscelus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Heteroscelus"):

Heteroscelus incanus; Polynesian tattler (tattler of Pacific coastal regions)

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

family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)

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