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Definition of Genus Drepanis
1. Noun. A genus of Drepanididae.
Exact synonyms: Drepanis
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Drepanididae, Family Drepanididae
Member holonyms: Mamo
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Drepanididae, Family Drepanididae
Member holonyms: Mamo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Drepanis
Literary usage of Genus Drepanis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Evolution and Animal Life: An Elementary Discussion of Facts, Processes by David Starr Jordan, Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1907)
"The next genus, Drepanis, has the sickle bill still further prolonged, forming
a segment of a circle, and covering nearly fifty degrees. ..."