GENUS BALAENICEPS
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Balaeniceps mean? • GENUS BALAENICEPS (noun)
The noun GENUS BALAENICEPS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
Familiarity information: GENUS BALAENICEPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS BALAENICEPS (noun)
Meaning:
Type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Balaeniceps; genus Balaeniceps
Hypernyms ("genus Balaeniceps" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Balaeniceps"):
Balaeniceps rex; shoebill; shoebird (large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe)
Holonyms ("genus Balaeniceps" is a member of...):
Balaenicipitidae; family Balaenicipitidae (shoebills)
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