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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    In some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchersplay

    Synonyms:

    family Sylviidae; Sylviidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Sylviidae" is a kind of...):

    bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

    Meronyms (members of "family Sylviidae"):

    genus Polioptila; Polioptila (New World gnatcatchers)

    genus Regulus; Regulus (a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets)

    Old World warbler; true warbler (small active brownish or greyish Old World birds)

    genus Silvia; Silvia (type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers)

    genus Phylloscopus; Phylloscopus (warblers)

    Acrocephalus; genus Acrocephalus; genus Prinia; Prinia (a genus of Sylviidae)

    genus Orthotomus; Orthotomus (tailorbirds)

    Holonyms ("family Sylviidae" is a member of...):

    Oscines; Passeres; suborder Oscines; suborder Passeres (two names for the suborder of typical songbirds)

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