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    GENUS ALCA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbillplay

    Synonyms:

    Alca; genus Alca

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Alca" is a kind of...):

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Alca"):

    Alca torda; razor-billed auk; razorbill (black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill)

    Holonyms ("genus Alca" is a member of...):

    Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)

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