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Definition of Genus cotinga
1. Noun. Type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cotingidae, Family Cotingidae
Member holonyms: Chatterer, Cotinga
Group relationships: Cotingidae, Family Cotingidae
Member holonyms: Chatterer, Cotinga
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cotinga
Literary usage of Genus cotinga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1842)
"... as it happens fortunately that the American Chatterers are already provided
with a name by Brisson, who in 1760 defined for them the genus Cotinga. ..."
2. A List of the Genera of Birds: With Their Synonyma and an Indication of the by George Robert Gray (1841)
"... as it happens fortunately that the American Chatterers are already provided
with a name by Brisson, who in 1760 defined for them the genus Cotinga. ..."
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