noun
type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds
• Syn: ↑genus Irena
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Irenidae, ↑family Irenidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑fairy bluebird, ↑bluebird
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\\īˈrēnə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of birds (family Aegithinidae) consisting of the fairy bluebirds of India
Useful english dictionary. 2012.