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NUMIDA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Guinea fowl

Synonyms:

genus Numida; Numida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Numida"):

guinea; guinea fowl; Numida meleagris (a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world)

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

Numididae; Numidinae; subfamily Numididae; subfamily Numidinae (guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar)

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