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PHALACROCORAX

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Meaning:

Type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae

Synonyms:

genus Phalacrocorax; Phalacrocorax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Phalacrocorax"):

cormorant; Phalacrocorax carbo (large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish)

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

family Phalacrocoracidae; Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)

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