genus spheniscus

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   type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins

   SynonymsSpheniscus

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofSpheniscidae

Questions about genus spheniscus

What does genus spheniscus mean?

genus spheniscus means "type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins".

What is another word for genus spheniscus?

Close synonyms include Spheniscus. 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 spheniscus a common word?

genus spheniscus 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.