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MOLOTHRUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Cowbirds

Synonyms:

genus Molothrus; Molothrus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Molothrus"):

cowbird (North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests)

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

family Icteridae; Icteridae (American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks)

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