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CAIRINA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Anatidae

Synonyms:

Cairina; genus Cairina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Cairina"):

Cairina moschata; muscovy duck; musk duck (large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated)

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

Anatidae; family Anatidae (swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks)

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