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PLATALEA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Plataleidae

Synonyms:

genus Platalea; Platalea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Platalea"):

common spoonbill; Platalea leucorodia (pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa)

Ajaia; genus Ajaia (a genus of Platalea)

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

family Plataleidae; Plataleidae (spoonbills)

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