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MELANERPES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Picidae

Synonyms:

genus Melanerpes; Melanerpes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Melanerpes" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Melanerpes"):

Melanerpes erythrocephalus; redhead; redheaded woodpecker (black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck)

Holonyms ("Melanerpes" is a member of...):

family Picidae; Picidae (woodpeckers)

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