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GENUS DACELO

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dacelo mean?

• GENUS DACELO (noun)
The noun GENUS DACELO has 1 sense:

1. Australasian kingfishers

Familiarity information: GENUS DACELO used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS DACELO (noun)

Sense 1

genus Dacelo ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Australasian kingfishers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dacelo; genus Dacelo

Hypernyms ("genus Dacelo" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Dacelo"):

Dacelo gigas; kookaburra; laughing jackass (Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry)

Holonyms ("genus Dacelo" is a member of...):

Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)

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