Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, a monotypic genus of South African doves.
- noun In entomology, a genus of hemipterous insects.
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Examples
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Other birds found here include the emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus), redchested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius), greater doublecollared sunbird (Nectarinia afra), spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens), sombre bulbul (Andropadus importunus), and the tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria).
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