Philohela

Philohela
noun
American woodcocks
Syn: ↑genus Philohela
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae
Member Meronyms: ↑American woodcock, ↑woodcock snipe, ↑Philohela minor

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\\fə̇ˈlōhēlə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from phil- + Greek helē sun's heat, from hēlios sun — more at solar
: a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the American woodcock

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  • Philohela minor — Woodcock Wood cock , n. [AS. wuducoc.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of long billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera {Scolopax} and {Philohela}. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Philohela minor — noun small long billed woodcock; prized as a game bird • Syn: ↑American woodcock, ↑woodcock snipe • Hypernyms: ↑woodcock • Member Holonyms: ↑Philohela, ↑genus Philohela …   Useful english dictionary

  • Philohela minor — Bécasse d Amérique Scolopax minor …   Wikipédia en Français

  • philohela — phi·lo·he·la …   English syllables

  • genus Philohela — noun American woodcocks • Syn: ↑Philohela • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • woodcock — /wood kok /, n., pl. woodcocks, (esp. collectively) woodcock for 1, 2. 1. either of two plump, short legged migratory game birds of variegated brown plumage, the Eurasian Scolopax rusticola and the smaller American Philohela minor. 2. any of… …   Universalium

  • American woodcock — noun small long billed woodcock; prized as a game bird • Syn: ↑woodcock snipe, ↑Philohela minor • Hypernyms: ↑woodcock • Member Holonyms: ↑Philohela, ↑genus Philohela * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • woodcock snipe — noun 1. small long billed woodcock; prized as a game bird • Syn: ↑American woodcock, ↑Philohela minor • Hypernyms: ↑woodcock • Member Holonyms: ↑Philohela, ↑genus Philohela …   Useful english dictionary

  • Asio brachyotus — Woodcock Wood cock , n. [AS. wuducoc.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of long billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera {Scolopax} and {Philohela}. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Little woodcock — Woodcock Wood cock , n. [AS. wuducoc.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of long billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera {Scolopax} and {Philohela}. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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