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    GENUS PERNIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underpartsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Pernis; Pernis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Pernis"):

    honey buzzard; Pernis apivorus (Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles)

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

    Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)

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