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PHALAROPUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes

Synonyms:

genus Phalaropus; Phalaropus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Phalaropus"):

Phalaropus fulicarius; red phalarope (phalarope of northern oceans and lakes)

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

family Phalaropidae; Phalaropidae (phalaropes)

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