genus gavia

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   type genus of the Gavidae: loons

   SynonymsGavia

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofGavidae

Questions about genus gavia

What does genus gavia mean?

genus gavia means "type genus of the Gavidae: loons".

What is another word for genus gavia?

Close synonyms include Gavia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus gavia a common word?

genus gavia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.