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ALECTORIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Alectoris mean?

• ALECTORIS (noun)
The noun ALECTORIS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Perdicidae

Familiarity information: ALECTORIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALECTORIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A genus of Perdicidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alectoris; genus Alectoris

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Alectoris"):

Alectoris ruffa; red-legged partridge (common western European partridge with red legs)

Alectoris graeca; Greek partridge; rock partridge (of mountainous areas of southern Europe)

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

Perdicidae; Perdicinae; subfamily Perdicidae; subfamily Perdicinae (Old World partridges)

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