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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae.

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Examples

  • Among the 100 species of birds that occur in this ecoregion, scrub jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens), acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus), and wrentits (Chamaea fasciata), are a few of the most characteristic species.

    California interior chaparral and woodlands 2008

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