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SPHYRAPICUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Picidae

Synonyms:

genus Sphyrapicus; Sphyrapicus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Sphyrapicus"):

sapsucker (small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees)

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

family Picidae; Picidae (woodpeckers)

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