GENUS RYNCHOPS
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rynchops mean? • GENUS RYNCHOPS (noun)
The noun GENUS RYNCHOPS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers
Familiarity information: GENUS RYNCHOPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS RYNCHOPS (noun)
Meaning:
Type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Rynchops; Rynchops
Hypernyms ("genus Rynchops" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Rynchops"):
skimmer (gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food)
Holonyms ("genus Rynchops" is a member of...):
family Rynchopidae; Rynchopidae (coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers)
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