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LAGOPUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Ptarmigans

Synonyms:

genus Lagopus; Lagopus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Lagopus"):

ptarmigan (large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage)

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

family Tetraonidae; Tetraonidae (grouse)

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