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Timalia

noun

type genus of the Timaliidae

• Syn: ↑genus Timalia

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Timaliidae, ↑family Timaliidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑babbler, ↑cackler

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\\tə̇ˈmālyə, -lēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, probably from native name in India

: the type genus of Timaliidae formerly including many Old World babblers but now usually restricted to a single form of India and Java

Useful english dictionary. 2012.