genus phalaropus

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   type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes

   SynonymsPhalaropus

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofPhalaropidae

Questions about genus phalaropus

What does genus phalaropus mean?

genus phalaropus means "type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes".

What is another word for genus phalaropus?

Close synonyms include Phalaropus. 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 phalaropus a common word?

genus phalaropus 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.