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RYNCHOPS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers

Synonyms:

genus Rynchops; Rynchops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Rynchops"):

skimmer (gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food)

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

family Rynchopidae; Rynchopidae (coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers)

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