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PHILOMACHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Ruffs

Synonyms:

genus Philomachus; Philomachus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Philomachus"):

Philomachus pugnax; ruff (common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season)

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

family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)

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