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CINCLUS MEXICANUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Cinclus mexicanus mean?

• CINCLUS MEXICANUS (noun)
The noun CINCLUS MEXICANUS has 1 sense:

1. a water ouzel of western North America

Familiarity information: CINCLUS MEXICANUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CINCLUS MEXICANUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A water ouzel of western North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American water ouzel; Cinclus mexicanus

Hypernyms ("Cinclus mexicanus" is a kind of...):

dipper; water ouzel (small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom)

Holonyms ("Cinclus mexicanus" is a member of...):

Cinclus; genus Cinclus (type genus of the family Cinclidae)

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