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STERCORARIUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers

Synonyms:

genus Stercorarius; Stercorarius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Stercorarius"):

arctic skua; parasitic jaeger; Stercorarius parasiticus (a variety of jaeger)

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

family Stercorariidae; Stercorariidae (jaegers and skuas:)

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