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SPHENISCUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins

Synonyms:

genus Spheniscus; Spheniscus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Spheniscus"):

jackass penguin; Spheniscus demersus (small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call)

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

family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)

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