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PANDION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pandionidae

Synonyms:

genus Pandion; Pandion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pandion"):

fish eagle; fish hawk; osprey; Pandion haliaetus; sea eagle (large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years)

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

family Pandionidae; Pandionidae (ospreys)

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