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    GENUS TURDUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Turdidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Turdus; Turdus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Turdus"):

    missel thrush; mistle thrush; mistletoe thrush; Turdus viscivorus (large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries)

    mavis; song thrush; throstle; Turdus philomelos (common Old World thrush noted for its song)

    fieldfare; snowbird; Turdus pilaris (medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter)

    redwing; Turdus iliacus (small European thrush having reddish flanks)

    blackbird; European blackbird; merl; merle; ousel; ouzel; Turdus merula (common black European thrush)

    ring blackbird; ring ouzel; ring thrush; Turdus torquatus (European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck)

    American robin; robin; Turdus migratorius (large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen)

    clay-colored robin; Turdus greyi (robin of Mexico and Central America)

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

    family Turdidae; Turdidae (thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae)

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