genus pernis

1. 1.

   a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts

   SynonymsPernis

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofAccipitridae

Questions about genus pernis

What does genus pernis mean?

genus pernis means "a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts".

What is another word for genus pernis?

Close synonyms include Pernis. 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 pernis a common word?

genus pernis 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.