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Definition of Genus Phalaropus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes.
Exact synonyms: Phalaropus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Phalaropidae, Phalaropidae
Member holonyms: Phalaropus Fulicarius, Red Phalarope
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Phalaropidae, Phalaropidae
Member holonyms: Phalaropus Fulicarius, Red Phalarope
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Phalaropus
Literary usage of Genus Phalaropus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Genus PHALAROPUS Brisson. Subgenus PHALAROPUS. 223. Phalaropus lobatus (Linn.).
Northern Phalarope. Plumage of adult female in summer: above a general slaty ..."
2. The Birds of Eastern North America Known to Occur East of the Nineteenth by Charles Barney Cory, Field Museum of Natural History (1899)
"Red Phalaropes. Bre.eds in Arctic regions ; south in winter to Middle States ;
accidental on Florida coast; New England, Illinois. genus Phalaropus. BRISS. ..."
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