Library / English Dictionary

THRESKIORNIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Threskiornithidae

Synonyms:

genus Threskiornis; Threskiornis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Threskiornis"):

sacred ibis; Threskiornis aethiopica (African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians)

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

family Ibidiidae; family Threskiornithidae; Threskiornithidae (ibises)

Credits