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    GAVIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Gavidae: loonsplay

    Synonyms:

    Gavia; genus Gavia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "Gavia"):

    diver; loon (large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes)

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

    family Gavidae; Gavidae (loon family)

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