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PHILAENUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Cercopidae

Synonyms:

genus Philaenus; Philaenus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Philaenus"):

meadow spittlebug; Philaenus spumarius (North American insect that severely damages grasses)

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

Cercopidae; family Cercopidae (froghoppers or spittlebugs)

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