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PHOENICURUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Old World thrushes

Synonyms:

genus Phoenicurus; Phoenicurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Phoenicurus"):

redstart; redtail (European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins)

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

family Turdidae; Turdidae (thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae)

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