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MELANOTIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Mimidae

Synonyms:

genus Melanotis; Melanotis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Melanotis"):

blue mockingbird; Melanotis caerulescens (mockingbird of Mexico)

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

family Mimidae; Mimidae (sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers)

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