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Seiurus

noun

ovenbirds and water thrushes

• Syn: ↑genus Seiurus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Parulidae, ↑family Parulidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑ovenbird, ↑Seiurus aurocapillus, ↑water thrush

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\\sīˈyu̇rəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek seiein to shake + New Latin -urus — more at seismic

: a genus of warblers consisting of the No. American ovenbird and the water thrushes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.