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\ nounUsage: 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.