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GENUS PLAUTUS

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Meaning:

A genus of Alcidae

Synonyms:

genus Plautus; Plautus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Plautus"):

dovekie; little auk; Plautus alle (small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions)

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

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

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