- genus Philohela
- nounAmerican woodcocks• Syn: ↑Philohela• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae• Member Meronyms: ↑American woodcock, ↑woodcock snipe, ↑Philohela minor
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genus Philohela
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Philohela — noun American woodcocks • Syn: ↑genus Philohela • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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
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
family Scolopacidae — noun sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers • Syn: ↑Scolopacidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadrii, ↑suborder Charadrii … Useful english dictionary
Scolopacidae — noun sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers • Syn: ↑family Scolopacidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadrii, ↑suborder Charadrii … 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
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
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
