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CRAX

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Cracidae: curassows

Synonyms:

Crax; genus Crax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Crax"):

curassow (large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food)

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

Cracidae; family Cracidae (curassows; guans; chachalacas)

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