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PODICEPS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes

Synonyms:

genus Podiceps; Podiceps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Podiceps"):

grebe (small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet)

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

family Podicipedidae; Podicipedidae (coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes)

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