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GENUS THRESKIORNIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Threskiornithidae

Synonyms:

genus Threskiornis; Threskiornis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Threskiornis"):

sacred ibis; Threskiornis aethiopica (African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians)

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

family Ibidiidae; family Threskiornithidae; Threskiornithidae (ibises)

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