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PHILOHELA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

American woodcocks

Synonyms:

genus Philohela; Philohela

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Philohela"):

American woodcock; Philohela minor; woodcock snipe (small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird)

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

family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)

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