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    GENUS CUCULUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Cuculidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Cuculus; genus Cuculus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Cuculus"):

    Cuculus canorus; European cuckoo (common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds)

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

    Cuculidae; family Cuculidae (includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner)

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