Library / English Dictionary

PICUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of Picidae

Synonyms:

genus Picus; Picus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Picus"):

green woodpecker; Picus viridis (woodpecker of Europe and western Asia)

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

family Picidae; Picidae (woodpeckers)

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