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NYMPHICUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Psittacidae

Synonyms:

genus Nymphicus; Nymphicus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Nymphicus"):

cockateel; cockatiel; cockatoo parrot; Nymphicus hollandicus (small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head)

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

family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)

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