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    GENUS CATHARTES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vulturesplay

    Synonyms:

    Cathartes; genus Cathartes

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Cathartes"):

    buzzard; Cathartes aura; turkey buzzard; turkey vulture (a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States)

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

    Cathartidae; family Cathartidae (condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures)

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