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PINGUINUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Great auk

Synonyms:

genus Pinguinus; Pinguinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pinguinus"):

great auk; Pinguinus impennis (large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct)

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

Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)

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