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SPHECOTHERES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Old World orioles

Synonyms:

genus Sphecotheres; Sphecotheres

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Sphecotheres"):

fig-bird (greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits)

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

family Oriolidae; Oriolidae (Old World orioles)

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