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PERNIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts

Synonyms:

genus Pernis; Pernis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pernis"):

honey buzzard; Pernis apivorus (Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles)

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

Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)

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