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NYCTANASSA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

American night herons

Synonyms:

genus Nyctanassa; Nyctanassa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Nyctanassa"):

Nyctanassa violacea; yellow-crowned night heron (North American night heron)

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

Ardeidae; family Ardeidae (herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns)

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