- genus Erithacus
- nounOld World thrushes• Syn: ↑Erithacus• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Turdidae, ↑family Turdidae• Member Meronyms:
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genus Erithacus
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Erithacus — n. a genus of songbirds, consisting of certain of the Old World thrushes. Syn: genus {Erithacus}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Erithacus — Taxobox name = Erithacus image caption = European Robin image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Muscicapidae genus = Erithacus genus authority = Cuvier, 1800 subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
Erithacus — noun Old World thrushes • Syn: ↑genus Erithacus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Turdidae, ↑family Turdidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Erithacus rubecola — noun small Old World songbird with a reddish breast • Syn: ↑robin, ↑redbreast, ↑robin redbreast, ↑Old World robin • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Erithacus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Erithacus svecicus — noun songbird of northern Europe and Asia • Syn: ↑bluethroat • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Erithacus, ↑genus Erithacus … Useful english dictionary
genus Psittacus — noun type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey • Syn: ↑Psittacus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacidae, ↑family Psittacidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Psittacus erithacus — Gray Gray (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. any color of neutral hue between… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Psittacus erithacus — Parrot Par rot (p[a^]r r[u^]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order {Psittaci}. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Psittacus erithacus — noun commonly domesticated grey parrot with red and black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa • Syn: ↑African grey, ↑African gray • Hypernyms: ↑parrot • Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacus, ↑genus Psittacus … Useful english dictionary
