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PTEROCLES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pteroclididae

Synonyms:

genus Pterocles; Pterocles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pterocles"):

painted sandgrouse; Pterocles indicus (sandgrouse of India)

pin-tailed grouse; pin-tailed sandgrouse; Pterocles alchata (sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers)

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

family Pteroclididae; Pteroclididae (sandgrouses)

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