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    GENUS CERYLE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A genus of birds of the family Alcedinidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Ceryle; genus Ceryle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Ceryle"):

    belted kingfisher; Ceryle alcyon (greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest)

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

    Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)

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