GENUS SPHENISCUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Spheniscus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SPHENISCUS (noun)

Meaning:

Type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Spheniscus; Spheniscus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Spheniscus"):

jackass penguin; Spheniscus demersus (small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call)

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

family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)