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DACELO

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Australasian kingfishers

Synonyms:

Dacelo; genus Dacelo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Dacelo"):

Dacelo gigas; kookaburra; laughing jackass (Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry)

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

Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)

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