Pezophaps

Pezophaps
noun
constituted by the extinct solitaire
Syn: ↑genus Pezophaps
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Raphidae, ↑family Raphidae
Member Meronyms: ↑solitaire, ↑Pezophaps solitaria

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\\-ˌfaps\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pezos walking, on foot + phaps wild pigeon; akin to Latin ped-, pes foot — more at foot
: a genus of birds (family Rhaphidae) constituted by the extinct solitaire

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  • Pezophaps — Solitaire de Rodrigues Solitaire de Rodrigues …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pezophaps — Rodrigues Solitär Rodrigues Solitär (Pezophaps solitaria) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pezophaps solitaria — Solitaire de Rodrigues Solitaire de Rodrigues …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pezophaps solitaria —   Solitario de Rodriguez Facsímile del único …   Wikipedia Español

  • Pezophaps solitaria — Rodrigues Solitär Rodrigues Solitär (Pezophaps solitaria) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pezophaps solitaria — noun extinct flightless bird related to the dodo • Syn: ↑solitaire • Hypernyms: ↑columbiform bird • Member Holonyms: ↑Pezophaps, ↑genus Pezophaps …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pezophaps solitaria — Solitaire Sol i*taire , n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster] Diamond… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pezophaps solitaria — El solitario de Rodríguez (Pezophaps solitaria, antiguamente Didus solitarius) era un miembro no volador de la familia de las palomas endemica de la isla de Rodrigues, Mauricio. Era un pariente cercano del Dodo. La primera observación del ave la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • pezophaps — pez·o·phaps …   English syllables

  • genus Pezophaps — noun constituted by the extinct solitaire • Syn: ↑Pezophaps • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Raphidae, ↑family Raphidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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