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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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.